Nigeria’s new election law leaves gaps: Five urgent reforms needed for free, fair, and credible polls
On 18 February, one day after the National Assembly passed it following extensive debate, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law. University of Ibadan Professor Emmanuel Remi Aiyede explores what the new legislation does and does not provide for credible elections
