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INEC Chairman Admits 2027 Polls May Fall Short of Perfection

Nigeria’s electoral umpire has warned citizens to temper their expectations for the 2027 general elections. Professor Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stated on Sunday that while the commission will strive for excellence, a “100 per cent perfect election” is unrealistic. Speaking at a town hall programme, Amupitan aimed to manage…

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National Assembly Outlines Key Reforms in Electoral Act 2026

  Lawmakers in Nigeria’s National Assembly of Nigeria have highlighted far-reaching reforms embedded in the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026, introducing structural changes aimed at strengthening institutional independence, transparency, and accountability in the country’s electoral system. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, disclosed that the legislation…

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Senate Halts Push for Mandatory Electronic Vote Transmission in New Electoral Reforms

  Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber has once again resisted efforts to enshrine mandatory electronic transmission of election results into law, preserving the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) discretion in determining how results are handled from polling units. This decision, reached during deliberations on the Electoral Amendment Bill, revives longstanding tensions over transparency and fraud prevention…

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