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Senate finally reveals why ‘real time’ was removed from Electoral Bill

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 Aminu Imam

Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has revealed that the upper chamber removed the phrase “real time” from the Electoral Bill, 2026, after reviewing data on Nigeria’s communications and power infrastructure. Bamidele stated this in a statement issued yesterday by his directorate of media and public affairs. Recall that the 10th Senate had earlier resolved against clause 60(3) of the bill, which provides that the presiding officer “shall electronically transmit the results from each polling unit to INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) in real time…”. The chamber subsequently redrafted the clause,…

NASS to harmonise Electoral Bill Monday

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 Aminu Imam

The 10th National Assembly’s joint committee will meet Monday to reconcile the Electoral Amendment Bill, focusing on electronic result transmission, before sending it to President Tinubu for assent. Findings indicate that the joint panel, comprising members of both chambers, has been given a one-week deadline to resolve contentious provisions in the Bill—most notably those bordering on the electronic transmission of election results. The harmonisation exercise follows the passage of differing versions of the legislation by the Senate and the House, with sharp disagreements over the scope and application of technology…

�We will protect Nigerians from outrageous estimated billing� � NERC

July 12, 2023July 12, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), has said that it is committed to protecting Nigerians from outrageous estimated billing. The Commission said this in an awareness video released via its social media platform recently. The awareness video addressed the use of energy caps which were created to protect unmetered customers from outrageous estimated billing. NERC said it has developed a methodology to determine monthly energy caps, which is the maximum amount of energy distribution companies (DisCos) can charge unmetered non-maximum demand (non-MD), customers, each month. According to NERC, the caps…

Electricity:�Customers to pay more, as DisCos effect new tariff July 1st

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 Aminu Imam

Customers will begin paying more as from July 1st, as Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have announced plans to implement a new tariff. According to the Discos, this is due to fluctuating exchange rates. In an issued statement on Sunday, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said that under the Multi-Year Tariff Order, (MYTO) 2022 guidelines, the previously set exchange rate of N441/$1 may now be revised to around N750/$1, affecting electricity consumption tariffs. The new base tariff is expected to be N100 per kWh for customers in Bands-B and C,…

Electoral Act Amendment Bill is yet to be signed � Presidency

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

Hassan Umar Farouk The Presidency has debunked speculations purporting that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the reviewed Electoral Act (amendment) Bill. Recall that as of yesterday evening, there were insinuations that the President who proceeded on a trip to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, (UAE), may have signed the bill into law, a development that was raising concerns in some quarters. An on-line platform had yesterday published a story claiming that the President had already signed the Bill, which was transmitted to him last week Friday. However, Presidency sources told…

Breaking! Buhari signs Electoral Act (amendment) Bill

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the process of signing into law the re-worked Electoral Act (amendment) Bill at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. The ceremony is on-going at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. Those present at the ceremony include Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. Details to follow�

Electoral Act Amendment: Finally, Buhari to assent to Bill tomorrow � Presidency sources

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Aminu Imam

After several back-and-forths, there are indications that barring any last-minute change, President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow, Friday, give his long-awaited assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. Authoritative Presidency sources confirmed that the President would be performing his duty of assenting to the Bill around noon on Friday. According to the sources, arrangements had been finalised for the President to sign the re-amended Bill into law, finally putting all anxieties and speculations to rest. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, �All these anxieties will disappear by…

Electoral Bill: “You�re ignorant”, Presidency replies those accusing Buhari of delaying assent

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Aminu Imam

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has accused some groups of cashing-in on what they considered its delay in the signing of the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill to cause civil unrest, while maintaining that there is no cause for alarm. The Presidency, which made the allegation in a statement on Monday amidst speculations in some media outlets that Buhari was likely to sign the Bill into law yesterday, called those arguing that the President had delayed signing the Bill as ignorant. According to the statement, Buhari has until March 1st to…

Just In! President Buhari to sign Electoral Bill ‘in a matter of hours’ � Femi Adesina

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that ‘in a matter of hours’, President Buhari will sign the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill. Recall that there has been apprehension over when the President will sign the Bill into law so that INEC can begin adequate plans for the 2023 elections. The President had withheld his assent to the Bill in November 2021, citing the cost of conducting direct primary elections, security challenges and possible manipulation of electoral processes by political players as part of…

Why Buhari has not signed amended Electoral Act � Femi Adesina

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser, Femi Adesina, has disclosed that his Boss has not signed the amended Electoral Bill sent to him by the National Assembly on January, 31. According to the presidential spokesman, the president has a window of 30 days within which to sign the bill or decline assent after it had been transmitted to him by the National Assembly. Critics said the delay in the signing of the Bill could be a ploy by the ruling All Progressives Congress to force the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC),…