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The House of Representatives on Wednesday amended the Electoral Act 2026 to prohibit individuals from holding membership in more than one political party at the same time. Under the amendment, anyone found guilty of belonging to multiple political parties simultaneously could face a fine of N10m, a maximum prison term of two years, or both. The proposed amendment introduces three new subsections to Section 77 of the Act, which deals with political party membership. The provision states that any individual discovered to be registered in more than one political party at the same time would…

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The Senate on Wednesday commenced the screening of the immediate past Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, following his nomination as Minister of State for Finance. The exercise comes barely 24 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wrote to the Senate requesting the screening and confirmation of Oyedele to join the Federal Executive Council, replacing Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite. Tinubu had also urged the upper chamber to confirm former Rivers South-East senator, Magnus Abe, as chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The requests were contained in separate letters read…

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