Tag: INEC
#EdoDecides2020: No face mask, no voting, says INEC
Richard Elesho/Benin city The INEC National Commissioner for voters education, Mr Festus Okoye, on Friday emphasised that the electoral commission…
Election Rigging: 3 varsity dons to face trial, 3 INEC staff sacked
Three university lecturers involved in electoral malpractice in Akwa Ibom during the 2019 general elections to face trial, resident electoral…
INEC introduces new guidelines for Imo by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it is introducing new measures to guide the electorate and stakeholders in the…
Ondo Assembly passes vote of confidence on INEC
The Ondo State House of Assembly has expressed confidence that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), would conduct free and…
INEC’s Lecky to PDP: I am not in cahoots with Edo APC
INEC's national commissioner, Mustafa Lecky has denied the allegations by the PDP that he was working in cahoots with the…
PDP expresses dismay at INEC office fire incident
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State Chapter, has frowned at the fire outbreak that engulfed a container at the…
INEC container fire puts Ondo firemen to shame
But for the dysfunctional equipment of the Ondo Fire Service, some of the 5,141 card readers that INEC lost to…
INEC reacts to fire at Akure office
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said it will probe the cause of the fire that ravaged about 5,000 smart…
Ondo: INEC publishes final list of governorship candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of nominated candidates for the Ondo State Governorship election…
Annulled Bayelsa election: INEC says ANDP submitted invalid nomination
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made a stunning revelation about the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) which made…
INEC seeks stakeholders collaboration for electoral transparency
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged stakeholders in the electoral process to join the commission in deepening the…
Deregistered political parties: INEC heads to Supreme Court
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would approach the Supreme Court over conflicting judgments by the Court of…
22 political parties defeat INEC to stay on ballot
By Edith Nwapi/ Abuja Twenty two political parties have won the battle to remain on the ballot paper for future…
INEC launches portal for polling unit results. How to access it
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced a dedicated public election result viewing portal, known as “The INEC Result…
INEC lists condition not to halt Edo, Ondo polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will suspend the Edo and Ondo governorship election process if the actions…
Ondo election: INEC replies AAC on substituted candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it did not substitute nominated candidates of the African Action Congress (AAC) or…
Know the 18 political parties in Nigeria
Nigeria has 18 registered political parties, as at February 2020, registered by Independent National Electoral Commission
Respite: Edo Court restrains PDP, INEC from excluding Obaseki from primary
Justice J. O. Okeaya-Inneh of High Court of Justice, Ekpoma, Edo State gave respite to Governor Godwin Obaseki, following an…
Forgery: Bayelsa deputy gov cleared by NYSC, INEC tells tribunal
Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been cleared of forgery of his NYSC exemption certificate.
Obaseki kicks as INEC confirms direct primary for APC
Governor Godwin Obaseki, once again kicked against the approval of direct primary mode for the All Progressives Congress (APC) by…
Edo: INEC insists on direct primary for APC; indirect for other parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says out of 18 registered political parties, 15 have notified their intention to conduct…
No direct primary: Obaseki draws battle lines with INEC, Oshiomhole
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has insisted that there would be no direct primary in the state.
INEC backs APC’s NWC on Edo Primaries, Obaseki loses
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has thrown its weight behind the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress…
INEC again asks court to dismiss political parties’ application
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, again prayed that the Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out…
INEC to test electronic voting machine in pilot scheme
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to pilot the use of electronic voting machines at the earliest time possible…
Masks, sanitisers, thermometers coming to polling stations, INEC says
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu said COVID-19 poses health challenges to the electoral process.
COVID-19: INEC to redesign polling units ahead of guber polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that Polling Units shall be redesigned by the Commission to ensure substantial…
An open letter to INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu
A Nigerian writes INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu on why it is difficult for INEC to publish the results of…
Coronavirus: INEC joins Presidential Task Force on contact tracing
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential…
CBN partners INEC on Kwara by-election
The INEC has dispatched sensitive materials, including ballot papers and result sheets, for the Saturday by-election in Patigi state constituency…