Africa Business News

The Senate is calling for the unbundling of the Independent National Electoral Commission to improve the efficiency of the electoral body. The Senate also resolved to make electronic transmission of results mandatory from the next general elections in 2027, including the uploading of polling unit-level results and result sheets used at different levels of result collation. The upper chamber also weighed in on the security challenges in the country, saying a comprehensive national security strategy should be developed that addresses Nigeria’s needs. The lawmakers say it is necessary for the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives to be part of the security briefings that the president gets.