In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the proceedings in the Senate which became rowdy on Tuesday as lawmakers re-amended provisions of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to accommodate electronic transmission of election results, but without making real-time upload mandatory.

Another headline features former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai saying that he never had any personal or political relationship with President Bola Tinubu, insisting that their paths were never destined to align.

Vanguard also reports that Transparency International (TI), a global coalition against corruption, has again ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world, retrogressing from 140th in 2024 to 142nd in 2025.

Moving to the next paper, The Guardian’s lead headline states that with the 2027 general elections approaching, the Senate’s conditional approval of electronic transmission shifts pressure to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), raising fresh questions about infrastructure, preparedness and the credibility of future polls.

Next paper, The Punch focuses on Nigeria’s debt profile as figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee show that state governments spent N455.38bn on foreign debt servicing in 2025, compared to N362.08bn recorded in 2024.

Lastly, The Nation’s top headline states that against the backdrop of tough economic reforms and rising public expectations, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday threw down a challenge to governors, ministers and top government institutions.

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