The two system of transmission of results were adopted by the Senate on Tuesday at a special session it called on Sunday
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In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel in Natasha’s appeal against the Clerk of the National Assembly and three others, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1107/2025, the appellate court ruled that the suspension did not breach Akpoti-Uduaghan’s parliamentary privileges or constitutional rights.
The announcement of the sitting was made on Sunday in a statement signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo.
The former two-term Kwara State governor wrote the tribute on his Facebook page following the death of the business mogul.
Her warning followed the Senate’s decision to reject a proposal making real-time electronic transmission of results mandatory, instead retaining a clause that gives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) discretion over the method.
On Wednesday, the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed through third reading.
This followed the clause by clause consideration of the bill by the lawmakers in the Committee of the Whole on Wednesday.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News on Sunday, Falana expressed frustration over the Senate’s decision to set up another committee to review the bill, which had already been passed by the House of Representatives in December 2025.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West), also fixed February 9, 2026 for a public hearing
Akpabio stated this in his goodwill message at the reception rally to formally receive Governor Caleb Mutfwang into the ruling All Progressives Congress at the Jos Polo ground on Tuesday.
Leading the debate, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) said the Bill provides the legal framework for implementing the 2026 Budget presented by President Bola Tinubu to a joint session of the National Assembly on December 19, 2025.
Okolugbo tendered his letter of resignation through Akpabio’s Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze, in a letter dated December 22, 2025.
The concurrence bill was presented by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, at the plenary for consideration on Wednesday with a view to strengthening the country’s public accounts management.
The Upper Chamber also urged government at all levels to overhaul silos nationwide to protect farmers and stabilise food prices.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that senators from the Committee on Finance raised the concern at an interactive session with the federal government economic management team on the 2026-2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework ( MTEF)and Fiscal Strategy Paper ( FSP) .
WAEC had initially scheduled the rollout of the revised curriculum for the 2027/2028 examination cycle, but unexpectedly shifted implementation to 2026—a development lawmakers on Tuesday described as ill-timed and poorly planned.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the summon is over what the senate described as an “astronomical hike” in domestic flight ticket prices.
The immediate approval, according to the Senate, was to save unnecessary çriminality and disruption of property after a failed coup attempt against President Patrice Talon.
The upper chamber explained how the National Assembly completed the process of reviewing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, 2004 in June 2025, but President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declined assent because a section of the amendment bill conflicted with Section 58(4) of the 1999 Constitution.
Documents from the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja show that Akpabio is demanding extensive damages, retractions, and nationwide broadcast apologies.