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President Tinubu signs electoral law amendments aimed at preventing results manipulation while INEC deploys anti-corruption agencies to combat vote buying ahead of FCT polls, marking a potential shift in Nigeria's electoral integrity landscape.

As Nigeria's electoral commission releases the 2027 general elections timetable, debate intensifies over implementing real-time electronic transmission of results while maintaining legal fallback mechanisms to strengthen electoral integrity.

President Tinubu signs Electoral Act Amendment 2026 clarifying electronic result transmission as supportive rather than mandatory, while INEC mobilizes EFCC and ICPC to combat vote buying ahead of FCT elections.

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law, introducing electronic transmission of results and extending election notification periods to 300 days, as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections.

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act 2026 amendment into law ahead of next year's polls, even as senators clash over mandatory real-time result transmission and INEC clarifies technical limitations of its voting systems.

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties has flagged a problematic clause in electoral regulations that grants presiding officers discretionary power over network issues during electronic results transmission, warning of potential manipulation and security risks.

Parliamentary chaos erupted as Nigeria's lawmakers clashed over contentious Electoral Act amendments, with minority members staging a dramatic walkout and both chambers stalling over procedural disputes just months before the 2027 general elections.

Nigeria's electoral landscape shows divergent priorities as Abia APC endorses President Tinubu for 2027 while former INEC official warns that unresolved technical and legal challenges around electronic transmission of results could undermine future polls.

Both chambers of Nigeria's National Assembly approved the Electoral Act Amendment Bill following heated debates over electronic transmission of results, with opposition lawmakers staging walkouts and former presidential candidate Peter Obi condemning the use of teargas against protesters.

Nigeria's National Assembly advanced the Electoral Act Amendment Bill despite fierce opposition, retaining manual backup for result transmission and reducing election notice periods to 300 days, triggering walkouts and street protests ahead of the 2027 elections.

Emergency plenary session erupted in disorder as lawmakers clashed over controversial provisions including electronic vote transmission and election notice timelines, while police deployed teargas against protesters outside the National Assembly.

Nigeria's electoral commission has cautioned transport operators against any logistical failures ahead of Saturday's Federal Capital Territory area council elections, describing transportation as the backbone of electoral operations.

Nigeria's electoral commission has cautioned transport operators against logistical failures in Saturday's Federal Capital Territory polls, describing transport as the backbone of electoral operations across six area councils.

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has officially confirmed his intention to contest the 2027 elections, calling for national unity as Nigeria's ruling APC expands its dominance with governors defecting and INEC releasing the electoral timetable.

The National Assembly faces a critical impasse over electronic transmission of election results, with the Senate and House of Representatives struggling to harmonize their positions ahead of the 2027 elections.