By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has passed the 2026 Electoral Act Amendment bill, with focus to provide jurisdiction of the court in handling pre-election matters. The passage followed presentation of report by the Committee on INEC by its Chairman Sen. Simon Lalong (APC-Plateau) at plenary on Thursday. Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has clarified that the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval to amend the Act of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria does not equate PhD degrees with medical fellowship qualifications. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, gave the clarification in a statement on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for the prompt signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, inContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Abuja, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Thursday rejected the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill passed by the Senate, faulting its failure to mandate electronic transmission of results from polling units to IREV. The party, in aContinue Reading
Electoral Act: Onovo faults Senate’s rejection of e-transmission of results Bill By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) Chief Martin Onovo, former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), says the country has missed an opportunity to restore confidence in the electoral systemContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has passed the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill to regulate the conduct of the federal, state and Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This followed the clause by clause consideration of the bill by the lawmakers in the Committee of the WholeContinue Reading
Electoral Act passage: ADC accuses Senate of delay tactics Act By Nefishetu Yakubu Abuja, Jan. 31, 2026 (NAN) African DemocraticContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) have called for stronger Freedom of Information (FOI) Act to boost transparency in Nigeria. The Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, enacted in 2011, is an Act to make public records and information moreContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun processes toward the domestication and implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018. The Mandate Secretary of the secretariat, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, disclosed this at a three-day workshop on rights-based approachContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Civil society groups, legal experts, and media stakeholders have urged the Edo Government to domesticate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to enhance transparency and accountability. The stakeholders made the submission during a town hall meeting on FOIA application, organised by the Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA)Continue Reading
