Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lauded the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) for selecting Nigeria as a model for its electoral learning tour, emphasizing the importance of shared democratic growth across Africa. During a farewell dinner held in Abuja to conclude the week-long visit, Acting INEC...
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Nigerian Senate to conduct a thorough and transparent screening of Professor Joash Amupitan, nominated for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Addressing journalists on Friday in Abuja, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Debo Ologunagba, emphasized the...
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit. Yakubu...
Rotimi Oyekanmi, a former Chief Press Secretary to the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has dismissed claims that staff at the commission sang a “funeral song” as the chairman departed office. Oyekanmi, who exited alongside Prof. Yakubu, refuted what he described...
After a decade at the helm of Nigeria’s electoral body, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has stepped aside as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), officially handing over to National Commissioner, Ms. May Agbamuche-Mbu, who will serve in an acting capacity. At a brief ceremony held during INEC’s consultative...
UPDATED: Tinubu accepts INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu’s exit, confers Nigeria’s highest honour on him
UPDATED: Tinubu accepts INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu’s exit, confers Nigeria’s highest honour on him
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally accepted the exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu from his role as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following the conclusion of his constitutionally allowed two-term tenure. Appointed first in November 2015, Professor Yakubu served as the 14th head of Nigeria’s electoral...
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has concluded his tenure as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). His departure, which comes as his second and final five-year term is expected to end in November 2025, has prompted a transition in leadership. Acting Chairman Appointed Following his stepping down, Mrs....
A coalition of leading civil society organizations in Nigeria has issued a strong appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reject the reported nomination of Prof. Joseph Olusola Amupitan, SAN, as the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urging instead for the appointment of an experienced,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on National Assembly for a timely of amendment to Electoral Act and the constitution. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the call on Tuesday while hosting the European Union Election Observation Follow-up Mission in Abuja.The visit helped both sides...
Kaduna State Government has raised concern over the low turnout in the ongoing voter registration exercise, with Governor Uba Sani directing local government chairmen, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and the media to step up mobilization of eligible voters. Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, disclosed this at a stakeholders’...
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...
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...