Storm of public anger and dissatisfaction have continued to greet the Nigerian Senate’s latest move to amend the Electoral Act without providing for compulsory electronic transmission of election results. Criticisms grew louder on Tuesday after the Senate plenary, with many Nigerians accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the 10th National Assembly of deliberately weakening the country’s electoral process ahead of …

The United States has deployed about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military in the fight against Islamist militants, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. An American military official told the newspaper that the deployment comes weeks after US President Donald Trump accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks. The …

Petroleum products marketers have hinted that fuel prices may drop nationwide in the coming days as the parity between imported petrol fell below the Dangote refinery gantry price. The president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Monday. His comments followed data from the Major Energies Marketers …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the lingering political crisis in Rivers State as timely and fatherly, saying the President acted in the best interest of peace and stability. Wike made the remark following a late-night meeting convened by President Tinubu in Abuja, which brought together Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as “a party of forgers and riggers,” accusing the party of undermining democratic processes in Nigeria. Atiku spoke in Minna after a closed-door meeting with former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), at the IBB residence. The meeting lasted nearly two hours, during which journalists and …

Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, has again ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world The country retrogressed from 140th in 2024 to 142nd out of 182 countries in 2025, where 1 represents the cleanest country and 182 the most corrupt. Despite the downward ranking, the most populous African nation retained the same position as …

Members of the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Agricultural Production on Tuesday quizzed the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, over the whereabouts of the 2,000 tractors launched by the Federal Government under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. The session followed the minister’s appearance to defend the ministry’s 2026 budget. Bola …

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is expected to sign the amended Electoral Act into law by February, despite intensifying public outcry and nationwide protests over the controversial removal of the phrase “real-time” from clauses on electronic transmission of election results. Akpabio made the disclosure during Tuesday’s Senate plenary, while announcing an expansion …

The Senate has reconstituted a 12-member Electoral Act Conference Committee to harmonise differences in the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act, appointing Simon Bako Lalong as chairman. The committee is expected to interface with its counterpart in the House of Representatives to reconcile discrepancies in the amendment bill and produce a unified version for final legislative approval. The President of …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the 10th Senate’s decision to roll back disputed sections of the Electoral Amendment Bill, calling it a significant win for Nigerians. In a statement released on Tuesday by the party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC acknowledged the role of sustained public advocacy, both online and on the ground, in influencing the Senate’s action. …

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has dismissed recent claims credited to Senate President Godswill Akpabio that real-time transmission of election results may fail in some parts of Nigeria due to poor networks. Obi had on Monday led a group of protesters to the National Assembly Complex in Abuja over the senate’s rejection of real-time electronic transmission …

Abia State Deputy Governor, Nenadi Usman, others forcefully break into National Secretariat, cart away valuables, and bar staff from gaining access. The leadership of the Labour Party has condemned the forceful breaking into and occupation of the National Secretariat by the Abia state deputy Governor, Ikechukwu Emetu and Senator Nenadi Usman, amongst others on Tuesday. The invasion according to security …

The Senate has reconstituted a 12-member Electoral Act Conference Committee to harmonise differences in the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act, appointing Simon Bako Lalong as chairman. The committee is expected to interface with its counterpart in the House of Representatives to reconcile discrepancies in the amendment bill and produce a unified version for final legislative approval. The President of …

The Nigerian Senate has approved its Votes and Proceedings, allowing for the electronic transmission of election results, according to a statement by civil society group, Situation Room Nigeria. Under the new resolution, Presiding Officers at polling units are mandated to electronically transmit results to the INEC Result Viewing (iRev) portal after the forms have been signed and stamped by the …

The Anambra State Government has suspended headteachers of nine state-owned schools for two weeks following reports of low attendance of pupils and students on Monday. Their suspension was announced on Monday by the Chairman of the Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Vera Nwadinobi, during an assessment visit to the affected schools to monitor attendance. Nwadinobi expressed dissatisfaction after …