Tag: INEC
SERAP urges INEC extend deadline for voter registration
The group argued that the extension will give more time for eligible Nigerians to exercise their right to participation the…
Ekiti governorship poll: INEC registers 988,923 voters
Beyond the deployment of BVAS, the Ekiti election will also serve as a test to assess INECs capacity to manage…
Ekiti governorship: INEC registers 988,923 voters
Of the figure, a total of 720,724 people have collected their permanent voters cards, as of 18 May, 2022.
Breaking: INEC extends deadline for Party’s primaries by six days
Okoye stated that the commission had decided to allow the request of the political parties since the six-day period did…
Presidential ambition: Emefiele withdraws suit against INEC, AGF
Emefiele had approached the court with an ex-parte motion, seeking the court’s interpretation as to whether he could run for…
Rivers governorship poll: Farah Dagogo drags INEC, PDP to court
Farah Dagogo appeals to the court to compel INEC and PDP to include his name as one of the aspirants…
INEC gets 14-day ultimatum to prosecute vote buyers, probe party accounts
Persistent failure to arrest and prosecute suspected perpetrators of vote buying and related electoral offences may ultimately undermine public confidence,…
‘Why INEC should heed calls for shifting of deadline on primaries’
The school director, said there was need for the extension to allow some issues to be cleared, saying the school…
Why we can’t tinker with 2023 elections timelines – INEC
INEC spoke against the backdrop of the two months extension of deadline for the conduct of parties’ primary recently sought…
Atiku, Tinubu, others under security watch: NSA Monguno
Political thugs and their sponsors would equally be under discreet surveillance for possible arrest and prosecution.
Enugu PDP LG congresses peaceful, transparent – Electoral panel
At Isi-Uzo LGA PDP Office in Ikem, the National Electoral Panel Chairman lauded the peaceful and transparent exercise, stressing that…
INEC rejects request for extension of time for party primaries
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as reiterated that the June 3…
2023: INEC warns political parties on primaries
While urging the parties to ensure rancour-free and transparent exercise, INEC reiterated that the deadline for primaries for 2023 general…
INEC speaks on inferno at its Zamfara office
Resident Electoral Commissioner for Zamfara, Prof. Sa’idu Ahmed, reported that INEC office in Kauran Namoda local government area was gutted…
Fire guts Zamfara INEC office
Although firefighters arrived at the scene in good time to put out the fire, their efforts were unsuccessful as a…
2023: INEC approves 11,222 polling units in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State said it has approved 11,222 polling units ahead of the 2023…
What INEC chairman Yakubu said on CVR exercise [Full speech]
For the pre-registration option, 1,014,382 registrants completed the process while 1,509,076 Nigerians registered in-person at our designated registration centres nationwide
INEC says 45 % of new voter registrations invalid [Updated]
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday at a news conference on the Continuous Voters Registration…
15 candidates cleared for Osun governorship election: INEC’s Full List
The candidates include incumbent Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, and…
INEC to shutdown CVR pre-registration portal April
The commissioner, who urged Nigerians to know the power and value of their votes, advised them to be involved to…
Why we have not made PVCs available –INEC Chairman
INEC said it is aware that new registrants as well as those who applied for transfer or replacement of the…
SERAP to INEC: Publish details of election data privacy
According to SERAP, the voter registration systems and voting systems are the most vulnerable and susceptible to manipulation by corrupt…
INEC wins: Supreme Court upholds de-registration of 74 paper-weight parties [Full List]
INEC had de-registered them for failing to win any political office in the general elections held in 2019.
INEC axes APGA, AA, ADC candidates for Osun election
The nominations of AA; ADC and APGA will not be published for their failure to comply with the Commission’s Guidelines…
INEC suspends action on Gov. Umahi
Okoye said that the commission decided to stay action at the meeting of the commission held on Thursday in Abuja,…
‘Nigeria’s electoral process frustrating, needs improvement’
Stakeholders have said that Nigeria’s electoral process is frustrating a lot of voters; they urged the Independent National Electoral Commission…
INEC speaks on court judgment sacking Umahi, deputy
Okoye said that the commission would meet and take decision when It received the certified true copy of the court…
Why INEC should allow eligible prison inmates to vote during elections – Senate
The Senate also urged the Commission (INEC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Correctional Service to locate Voting Centres at Custodial…
2023: INEC rules out registration of new political parties
The Rivers INEC boss stated that continuous registration of potential voters in the State will end in June this year.
PDP floors PRP, APC to win House of Reps seat in Jos
Oyeyinde said that Agah scored 40,343 votes to beat his closest rival Mr Adam Alkali of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)…