Tag: INEC
Osun poll: 31 pre-election observers trained
The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement-Africa (YIAGA-Africa), on Thursday in Osogbo said it had trained 31 long-term pre-election…
Incredible! INEC to feed police with N6bn in 2019 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is going to spend N6 billion in feeding the police during the 2019 general…
Osun Guber: APC accuses PDP of planning to deploy thugs to rig election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has information that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) is planning to deploy thugs…
No date fixed for NASS to reconvene on INEC budget- Saraki, Dogara
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said on Tuesday that no…
INEC issues certificate of return to Senators-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued the certificate of return to senators-elect, Ahmad Kaita, (APC, Katsina North) and…
Vote buying: INEC to reposition polling booths – REC
Polling booths are henceforth to be position in a way to make it difficult for people to see how voters…
INEC urges Akwa Ibom electorate to collect their PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom has urged electorate in the state to mobilise themselves in order…
INEC evolves security features to curb ballot stuffing – Bauchi REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, said that it has introduced security features on its ballot papers to…
Osun 2018: INEC to employ over 15,000 ad-hoc staff
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun said it would employ over 15,000 ad-hoc staff for the conduct of…
173,381 voters will participate in Lokoja/ Kogi bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) said on Wednesday that 173,381 voters would participate in the August 11 bye-election…
Cross River bye election: INEC to deploy 700 ad hoc staff
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it would deploy 700 ad hoc staff to 117 polling units…
INEC registers 198,038 new voters in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger registered 198,038 new voters in the Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise between…
INEC decries low rate of PVCs’ collection in Ebonyi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says no fewer than 71,462 registered voters in Ebonyi are yet to collect their…
EFCC arraigns 3 Osun INEC officials for alleged money laundering, bribery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned another set of three Osun State Independent National Electoral Commission…
Court orders arrest of INEC Chairman
Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court in Abuja orders the arrest of INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, for…
No extension of voter registration – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Aug. 17 deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will not be…
3 INEC officers arraigned over alleged N179.8m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in Ogun before…
Vote-buying: INEC seeks stakeholders’ support
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday urged stakeholders to give it the necessary support to curb vote-buying and…
FCT has over 260,000 uncollected PVCs – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet…
48 parties to participate in Osun governorship election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that 48 political parties filed nominations for the Sept. 22 governorship…
PVCs collection: INEC seeks assistance of Olu Ibadan
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), says it is seeking the assistance of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji to…
INEC fixes Aug. 18 for Taraba Assembly bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Aug. 18 for bye election into Takum 1 Taraba House of Assembly…
2019: Clerics urge improvement on PVC distribution, voter education
Clerics have called on the Independent Electoral Commission, (INEC) to boost effort in the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs)…
Unclaimed PVCs: INEC urges parties to sensitise electorate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday urged political parties to assist the electoral body in sensitising the electorate…
INEC fixes August 11 for Bauchi South Senatorial by-election
The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) has fixed August 11 for by-election to fill the vacant seat of Bauchi South…
2019: Don wants INEC address vote buying
A don, Dr Ehiyamen Osezua, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to put in place mechanisms to stop vote…
Ekiti election: INEC commends security agencies
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday in Benin commended security agencies over their role in the recently concluded…
Ekiti poll: Observers praise INEC, point out irregularities
A coalition of domestic and international election observers accredited to observe last Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election on Tuesday highlighted some…
Ekiti poll: INEC gets 14-day ultimatum to prosecute vote buyers or face redress
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…
Electoral offences: EU partners INEC, Police to train legal officers
EU is partnering with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police to train legal officers on prosecution of electoral…