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BREAKING: Senate OKs Electronic & Manual Election Result Transmission
The Nigerian Senate has passed the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill 2026, retaining provisions that allow for the transmission of election results in a manner prescribed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), effectively permitting both electronic and manual methods without mandating real-time electronic upload.
In a key decision during the bill’s third reading earlier this month, senators rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60(3) that would have required presiding officers to transmit polling unit results to INEC’s Result Viewing (IReV) portal in real time via electronic means after results are announced and forms are signed. Instead, the chamber adopted the existing language from the 2022 Electoral Act, which states that the presiding officer shall “transfer the results… in a manner as prescribed by the Commission.”
Senate leadership, including President Godswill Akpabio, has clarified that the decision does not outright reject electronic transmission, as the law already accommodates it at INEC’s discretion. They described reports of a complete ban on electronic methods as misleading, emphasizing that the amendment retains flexibility for the electoral body to use technology where feasible, while allowing manual processes as a fallback.
The move has sparked widespread controversy and public backlash, with critics—including opposition figures like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, civil society organizations, the Nigerian Bar Association, and the Nigerian Society of Engineers—arguing that removing the mandatory real-time electronic requirement weakens transparency, opens the door to manipulation during collation, and represents a setback for electoral integrity ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Protests erupted at the National Assembly complex, with demonstrators demanding the restoration of compulsory real-time e-transmission to curb fraud and build public trust. An emergency plenary session was convened amid mounting pressure, though the core provision on result transmission remained unchanged in the passed version.
The bill, which also includes other changes such as adjustments to election timelines, voter accreditation technology, and penalties for electoral offenses, now awaits harmonization with the House of Representatives’ version—where some reports indicate support for stronger electronic provisions—before heading to the president for assent. The outcome has intensified national debate over the future of credible elections in Nigeria.
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Senate confirms Oyedele as minister
During the screening, Oyedele proffered solutions to getting out of the various economic issues in the country.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance.
His confirmation comes after two hours of screening as lawmakers grilled him on various aspects of the economy.
Oyedele’s screening followed a motion moved by Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate leader, after he called for the suspension of the Senate rule to allow strangers to come into the chamber.
During the screening, Oyedele proffered solutions to getting out of the various economic issues in the country.
Oyedele was escorted to the chamber by Bashir Lado, the Special Adviser to the President on the National Assembly ( Senate), alongside others.
His screening followed President Bola Tinubu’s letter to the Senate on Tuesday, requesting his confirmation as a minister.
Tinubu had, on March 3, nominated Oyedele, who currently serves as chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, as Minister of State for Finance.
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Tinubu appoints Lamido Yuguda as CBN’s Deputy Governor
Lamido Yuguda’s last public post was as director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he held from 2020 to 2024.
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
The appointment is in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
The President charges Yuguda to discharge his responsibilities with renewed dedication, professionalism, and commitment to Nigeria’s economic stability and growth.
Lamido Yuguda’s last public post was as director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he held from 2020 to 2024.
He is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, where he graduated in 1983 with a B.Sc. in Accountancy.
In 1991, he obtained a master’s degree in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a CFA charterholder.
He began his career in 1984 at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a Senior Supervisor in the Foreign Operations Department.
He also worked as an economist in the Africa Department of the International Monetary Fund from 1997 to 2001, when he returned to the CBN.
He retired from the CBN in 2016, after he had served as Director of the Reserve Management Department for six years.
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JUST IN: IGP Disu Assigns Portfolios to New DIGs
DIG Zachariah Fera Achinyan has been deployed to Legal Services, DIG Zango Ibrahim Baba to Research and Planning, and DIG Isyaku Mohammed to Training and Development departments.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu has assigned the new Deputy Inspectors -General of Police (DIGs) their duties responsibilities.
Sources said that the DIGs were assigned departments based on their areas of competence.
DIG Zachariah Fera Achinyan has been deployed to Legal Services,
DIG Zango Ibrahim Baba to Research and Planning, and DIG Isyaku Mohammed to Training and Development departments.
Similarly, DIG Margaret Agebe Ochalla has been posted to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID);
DIG Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman to Finance and Accounts; DIG Kenechukwu Onwuemelie will oversee the Force Intelligence Department (FID); DIG Fayoade Adegoke will head Information and Communication Technology, while DIG Umar Shehu Nadada has been posted to Operations departments.
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