The Senate has reeled out empirical data that guided its decision to make the electronic transmission of election results discretionary rather than mandatory in the ongoing reform of the country’s electoral governance framework. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Senate had resolved against Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Bill, 2026. Bamidele, however, described Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Bill, 2026 as an initiative that any legislature or parliament globally would ordinarily embrace. “This is extremely low compared with UAE that has 691.76 mbps; Qatar with 573.53 mbps; Kuwait’s 415.67 mbps; Bahrain’s 303.21 mbps and Bulgaria’s 289.41 mbps. “This shortfall speaks to the state of our power infrastructure.

Source: Punch February 15, 2026 18:58 UTC