Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to sign the amended Electoral Act into law before the end of February, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said.

Akpabio made this known on Tuesday during an emergency plenary session of the Senate, where lawmakers set up a conference committee to harmonise differences between the Senate and House of Representatives' versions of the bill.

"I believe that if you are able to conclude within the next few days or one week, the President should be able to sign this amended Electoral Bill into an Act of Parliament within this month of February," Akpabio told his colleagues.

The Senate President said the 12-member committee would work closely with the House of Representatives to re...