Tag: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
INEC: Senate confirms 7 RECs, reject 1
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed seven out of the nine nominees for the position of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of…
INEC disassociates self from social media images of under-aged voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disassociated itself from the current videos and pictures in the social media platforms,…
Labour Party youths urge INEC to Recognise Omotosho as National Chairman
Youth Vanguard of Labour Party (LP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Dr Mike Omotosho…
INEC promises to obey any timely, legitimate amendment to Electoral Act
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said it would obey any timely and legitimate amendment to Electoral Act.
INEC takes voter education campaign to Calabar Carnival
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is participating in the Carnival Calabar street parade as non-competitive band, to…
2019: INEC assures of violence free polls in Ebonyi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is confident that the 2019 general elections in Ebonyi will be peaceful…
2019: INEC to register more political parties
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said there was the possibility that the commission would register…
INEC, CBN inaugurate committee on Election Logistics Management
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have inaugurated a committee to work out…
2019 election results will be transmitted electronically from polling units – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has developed a technology that will enable it transmit election results electronically…
2019 elections: INEC solicits religious leaders support
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on religious leaders in Zamfara to mobilise support for the commission’s activities…
Buhari’s free hand led to INEC improved performance – APGA
Chief Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has attributed the flawless conduct of the Nov. 18…
Anambra Election: INEC promises credible, fair poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday restated its readiness to conduct a credible and fair election in the…
INEC Officials Docked for collecting N362m bribe from Diezani
For collecting N362m bribe from the former petroleum resources minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential…
FCT gets 16 additional CVR centers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had added 16 additional centres for ongoing Continuous Voter Registration…
Outstanding 2015 Rivers polls hold Saturday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday for the conclusion of outstanding 2015 elections in Rivers. A statement…
Lagos by-election: PDP candidate urges INEC to be neutral
Mr. Babatope Akinyele, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be…
Ondo poll: Makarfi-led PDP faction to challenge results
The Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has resolved to challenge the outcome of…
Ondo poll: Jegede’s PDP faction rushes campaign
Eyitayo Jegede Following Wednesday’s Appeal Court judgment, the Eyitayo Jegede’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is rushing gubernatorial…
INEC issues timetable for outstanding FCT election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has issued a timetable and schedule of activities for outstanding councillorship election in the…
Rivers Elections: Ex-militant leader preaches peace
Ex-militant leader in Rivers, Chief Ateke Tom, has called on the people of the state to be peaceful during the…
We are ready to conclude Rivers elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had always been ready to conclude the suspended re-run parliamentary elections in…
Akure protest: Police assure residents of safety
The Police Command in Ondo has assured the residents of Akure of their safety from the violent protest which erupted…
Ondo Guber Poll: APGA flags off door-to-door campaign
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) says it has commenced door-to-door mobilization of the electorate at the grassroots for the…
Edo poll: Journalists face accreditation challenge
Less than 24 hours to Wednesday’s gubernatorial election in Edo, many journalists who had arrived the state for coverage of…
Edo polls: INEC takes delivery of voting materials from CBN
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo has said that it will take delivery of sensitive voting materials from…
Edo poll: Postponement will not affect election outcome- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said that the postponement of the state governorship election to Sept. 28…
Ondo poll: INEC distributes 1m PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had distributed 1.2 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Ondo state ahead…
Labour hails INEC’s decision to go ahead with Edo Election
Mr Issa Aremu, Secretary General, Textile Workers’ Union of Nigeria, on Thursday hailed the decision of the Independent National Electoral…
Edo election: INEC accredits 44 observer groups
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited 44 observer groups for the Sept.10 gubernatorial election in Edo. The INEC…
INEC to deploy 18,511 personnel for Edo governorship poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said it would deploy 18,511 personnel for the conduct of Sept. 10 governorship election…