Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC,), has approved the promotion of 471 junior staff members across various grades. The decision was reached at the commission’s weekly meeting held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, and chaired by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The meeting also reviewed preparations for the forthcoming Anambra...
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People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to establish a legal framework for the electronic transmission of election results from polling units ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has recorded 4,445,505 online pre-registrations and 509,929 physical registrations as of September 14, 2025, four weeks after the exercise began on August 18. In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a stern call to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to take decisive action against politicians and political parties engaging in premature election campaigns, which violate Nigeria’s constitutional and statutory provisions as well as international...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday expressed frustration over its inability to sanction political parties, candidates, and their supporters who engage in premature campaigns ahead of elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and Chairman of the Electoral Institute, Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, expressed this frustration during a one-day...
In a landmark electoral triumph, the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 20 out of 23 local government areas in the recently concluded Rivers State council elections, as announced by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) on Sunday in Port Harcourt. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the state’s ruling party,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday formally presented Certificates of Return to the victors of the August 16 by-elections, marking the official induction of new senators and House of Representatives members. The ceremony took place at INEC’s Abuja headquarters, with National Commissioners overseeing the process for their respective...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo– Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on residents and indigenes to actively engage in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in preparation for the August 8, 2026, governorship election. In a statement released on Monday in Osogbo by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency by-election in Zamfara State inconclusive due to irregularities in select polling units. The INEC Returning Officer from Federal University Gusau, Prof. Lawal Sa’adu, announced that results from certain polling units in Sakajiki and Kambarawa wards were...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – All Progressives Congress (APC) has consolidated its political dominance in Kaduna State, winning all three legislative seats contested in Saturday’s bye-elections. In the Chikun–Kajuru Federal Constituency, APC candidate Felix Joseph Bagudu emerged victorious, securing 34,580 votes to defeat his closest rival, Princess Esther Ashivelli...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State has expressed confidence that security agencies will take appropriate action against individuals or groups involved in vote buying and other electoral malpractices. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Remo Federal Constituency was one of 16 constituencies across 12 states...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties, candidates, and stakeholders involved in Saturday’s by-elections to strictly follow legal provisions, regulations, and guidelines to ensure a smooth electoral process. In a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A coalition of prominent politicians opposed to President Bola Tinubu led administration has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA). The application, dated June 19, 2025, was received by INEC on June...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Labour Party (LP) has called on the Federal Government to immortalise the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mohammed Uwais, by implementing the recommendations of the Uwais Electoral Reform Report. The report, submitted in 2008, proposes sweeping reforms aimed at ensuring the independence...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and replacement of lost Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) will resume on May 27, 2025. According to INEC, this information is entirely false and no resumption date has been...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja — Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 34 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the appointment of at least four members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and allies of high-ranking politicians as new Resident Electoral...
The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa, a non-profit organisation, has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) high in the conduct of the governorship polls in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The Programme’s Manager, TAF Africa, Mr George Dominic, made the commendation while briefing newsmen in Owerri on...
Security operatives have mounted heavy security presence at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Bayelsa Head office in Yenegoa as the commission rounds off preparations for Saturday governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the time of visit to the commission office on Friday,...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no reason to fail in Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa. The Lagos State ADC Chairman, Mr George Ashiru, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, while speaking on the chances...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no candidate in Saturday’s Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo governorship election, because it is not a political party. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a news conference held at the Kogi Headquarters of the commission in Lokoja...