The House of Representatives has approved the harmonised Electoral Act amendment Bill following a tense and rowdy session marked by loud exchanges, repeated voice votes, and a walkout by opposition lawmakers The House of Representatives on Tuesday descended into a rowdy session and split along party lines as it adopted the Senate’s version of Section 60(3) of the proposed Electoral Act amendment, triggering a walkout by opposition lawmakers. The development followed the House’s decision to...
While the National Assembly gave green light to the Nigerian Army’s 2026 budget proposal, it identified non-release of funds a major challenge for all MDAs The National Assembly has approved N1.504 trillion for the Nigerian Army for the 2026 fiscal year, pledging legislative backing for timely release of funds for budget execution. The approval followed a joint budget defence session held in Abuja by the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Army, where the...
Women groups have called for legislative action on Reserved Seats for Women Bill as the House of Representatives reconvene for emergency sitting Coalition of Women Political Participation (WPP) on Monday staged a solidarity march at the National Assembly, urging lawmakers to fast-track legislative action on the Reserved Seats for Women Bill as preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum. The protesters called for the immediate consideration and passage of House Bill 1349 and Senate...
A mild tension erupted during Ministry of Works 2026 budget defence as Works Minister Senator David Umahi, and Senator Adams Oshiomhole engage in a heated exchange There was mild tension at the Senate on Wednesday as the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, and Senator Adams Oshiomhole clashed during a budget defence session over the funding of federal road infrastructure projects. The exchange occurred while Umahi was responding to lawmakers’ questions on delays and funding...
#FixPolitics has demanded that the Senate rescind its version of the re-amended electoral bill and either restore mandatory electronic transmission of results or adopt the House of Representatives’ version Leading civil society organisation, #FixPolitics Africa, has strongly criticised the Senate over its passage of a revised electoral act amendment bill, warning that the controversial clause on electronic transmission of election results undermines transparency and threatens public confidence ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group...
It was a heated exchange as Rep. Abiante criticised the Agric ministry’s proposals and clashed with the committee leadership over attempts to hush him A mild altercation broke out on Tuesday during the 2026 budget defence of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, as a member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, sharply criticised the ministry’s proposals and clashed with the committee leadership over attempts to limit debate. The incident occurred...
The Red chamber re-amended the Electoral Bill to accommodate the electronic transmission of election results, although with some conditions to guide its implementation The Senate has approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV). It however retained manual collation as a fallback in cases where technology fails. The decision followed a reconsideration of a contentious provision in the Electoral Act (Repeal and Enactment) Amendment Bill 2026...
Protesters stormed the entrance gate of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja to demand the real-time electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Bill 2026 Protesters under the umbrella of a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) on Monday stormed the main entrance of the National Assembly complex in Abuja, demanding the inclusion of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results in the proposed Electoral Bill 2026. The demonstrators, who described the action as...
In this episode of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we will focus on the budget defence sessions at the National Assembly, noting that attention is turning from headline figures to deeper questions of priorities. President Bola Tinubu’s proposed ₦58.47 trillion 2026 budget, presented on 19th December 2025, now enters a phase in which ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) must justify not just what they have been allocated, but also what those allocations...
#FixPolitics Africa has condemned the Senate over what it described as a “brazen betrayal of electoral reform and the rule of law” #FixPolitics has demanded immediate public clarification of the exact provisions passed by the Senate on the Electoral Act amendment, the restoration of mandatory electronic transmission of election results, and accountability from Senate leadership over what it described as a betrayal of electoral reform and the rule of law. In a strongly worded statement...
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