Tag: INEC
EU observer lauds INEC election officials, ad hoc staff
“My Big respect to INEC officials, they have been able to manage the polling centres well.
INEC orders re-election in nine polling units in Kogi
According to Alhaji Haliru Sule, Kogi INEC Head of Voters Education and Publicity, the order became imperative as scheduled elections…
INEC reveals condition for voting to continue after 2:30pm
INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu gave the clarifications after questions were raised about the 2:30 guideline released by the agency.
INEC in faulty start in Lagos
PM NEWS monitors happenings in Abule Egba, Agege and Ikeja and the situation was the same. As at past nine,…
INEC announces new date for Enugu East senatorial election
The election was postponed because of the murder of Oyibo Chukwu, the candidate of Labour Party for Enugu East the…
NASS election: Labour Party fumes over INEC’s failure to list candidates for Lagos
Ekong, called on INEC to reschedule the election until the party’s candidates were included on the ballots.
INEC commences distribution of election materials in Sokoto
Dr Nura Ali, the INEC Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the state, who led the distribution at the Central Bank…
Kogi REC denies attack on INEC office in Okehi LGA
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Kogi Dr Hale Longpet, made the denial during a news conference on preparedness of INEC…
146,913 local, foreign observers to monitor Nigeria’s presidential poll – INEC
Nigeria goes to poll on Saturday, 25 February, 2023 to elect a new president to pilot the affairs of the…
Elections: INEC promises not let Nigeria, international community down
The INEC Chairman told the Election Observer Mission led by former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki, that the Commission also…
INEC’s full list of polling unit agents released
Also released on Monday night was the list of collation agents at all the centres.The APC, PDP and Labour Party…
JUST IN: Court stops INEC from engaging MC Oluomo for elections
The order issued by the presiding Judge Chukwujekwu ANEKE was as a result of suit filed before the court by…
Political parties sign peace accord in Bayelsa
Some of the parties that signed the peace pact were Action Alliance (AA), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Action Peoples Party…
How voters can locate their polling units – INEC
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked voters wishing to locate or confirm their polling units…
Two Nigerians asks court to compel INEC to allow use of TVCs for voting
Olusegun and Allwell asked the court to compel INEC to allow registered voters who were unable to get their Permanent…
INEC reacts to report of postponement of presidential election
The document dated Feb. 13 had indicated that INEC decided to shift the date for the election because of the…
Real reason INEC won’t hold elections in 240 Polling Units nationwide
Yakubu explained that with this development, the number of polling units where elections would hold nationwide on February 25, 2023…
INEC: How to check your polling unit to avoid stress on election day
According to the commission, this was significant because it moved some allotted voters from overcrowded polling units to less congested…
NURTW writes INEC concerning election logistics
NURTW listed names and contact details of all its officials who would facilitate the successful deployment of vehicles and monitor…
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INEC begins investigation after its Twitter handle liked post calling Obi opportunist
The official verified INEC Twitter handle on Tuesday liked a post against Obi on the micro-blogging site. The post was…
BVAS on trial as INEC conducts mock accreditation nationwide
INEC said the polling units for the mock accreditation therefore were carefully selected to test the efficacy of the BVAS.
‘No postponement’, stakeholders insist elections must hold
Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), said that it was high time Nigerians raised their…
PDP, INEC: Why Osun governorship tribunal judgment can’t stand
The tribunal had, in its judgment, declared former Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress, APC, as the authentic winner…
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Wike warns: INEC mustn’t repeat mistakes of past elections next month
He said success of the election will add value by consolidating and strengthening the roots of the nation's democracy, while…
Mahmud Yakubu, INEC Chairman, should learn from history
Eric Teniola, a former director at the Presidency, warns that a rigged election may lead to imminent danger because Nigeria…
INEC: ‘Gunpoint’ declaration of results over with 2022 Electoral Act
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned politicians that the era of snatching of ballots…
We’re collaborating with ICPC, EFCC to check vote-buying – INEC
The Rivers INEC REC said under the new Electoral Act, anyone found with a Permanent Voter's Card (PVC) that does…
INEC commences ad-hoc staff screening in Enugu
The exercise will last four days, beginning on January 19 and ending on January 22.
PVCs: INEC tackles PDP
The PDP had told journalists on Monday that some staff of the electoral commission were colluding with the APC to…
MultiChoice Backs INEC PVCs Collection Drive
The PVC, which is part of the electoral umpire’s measures to improve the credibility of the electoral process through identity…