By Diana Omueza The Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and development partners have called for critical assessment of the National Assembly proposed Electoral College Model Means for electing women into special legislative seats. The stakeholders made the call in Abuja on Friday during a high-levelContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) With the 2027 elections approaching, concerns over judicial integrity, electoral justice, and public trust in democratic institutions have continued to dominate national discourse. Recently, stakeholders from government, civil society, the legal profession, and development organisations gathered to find practical pathways to strengthenContinue Reading
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 Mubarak Gana/Perpetua Onuegbu The Convener of Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Mr Yunusa Ya’u, has called for sustained accountability in the country’s electoral cycle. Ya’u stated this at the unveiling of a digital platform designed to strengthen electoral transparency and citizen participation on Thursday in Abuja. He noted thatContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has given account of how disciplined, strategic communication can transform a fragmented opposition into a cohesive national movement. Speaking at Abbey College, Cambridge, UK, on Wednesday, Mohammed said the method was deployed by the political oppositions in NigeriaContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prof. Sadiq Gombe, says the party has complied with electoral regulations and that its leadership is legitimate. He said this followed a verification exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Gombe stated this while addressing journalistsContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the National Assembly to urgently review its stance on electoral reforms, advocating for the mandatory real-time transmission of results. The conference stressed the need to restore dwindling citizens’ trust in the nation’s democracy. Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji,Continue 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
