The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the Certificate of Return to the winner of the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency bye-election held on Saturday, 19 September 2026. The certificate was presented to the Member-elect, Hon. Kallamu MaiJama’a, by the National Commissioner supervising Gombe State, Rear Adm. Jamila Abubakar Sadiq...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 9,324,349 young Nigerians were newly registered during the 2026 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercises, as it unveiled nine returning and new INEC Youth Ambassadors (IYAs) in a renewed drive to deepen youth engagement and boost participation ahead of the 2027...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, has warned that partisan leaning, administrative negligence and compromised ethics will not be tolerated among the Commission’s staff as preparations intensify for the 2027 General Election. Prof. Amupitan gave the warning on Monday 28th September, 2026...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, visited the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR, as part of activities ahead of the Commission’s planned interactive meeting with staff and readiness assessment for the 2027 General Election at the zonal level. The...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, and the CBN seven days “to account for US$6.23 million in allegedly diverted or unaccounted-for election funds and over ₦1.63 trillion in other public funds, or face appropriate...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerian editors to strengthen fact-checking and digital verification systems ahead of the 2027 General Elections to combat the growing threat of AI-generated deepfakes and disinformation. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, represented by the Enugu Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, gave...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said adequate funding of elections is critical to providing the security and logistics required for successful conduct of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan stated this on Wednesday in Owerri, Imo State, while delivering a goodwill message at...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to hold a World Press Conference and National Stakeholders’ Meeting on October 6 in Abuja as Nigeria enters the final 100 days to the first ballot of the 2027 General Election. The commission disclosed this in a post on its official...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a capacity-building workshop for its Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) on archiving, cataloguing and documentation as part of efforts to strengthen institutional memory ahead of the 2027 General Election. The workshop, held in Abuja under the theme: _“Preserving Institutional Memory Through Effective Archiving...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a capacity-building workshop for its Public Affairs Officers (PAOs), with a focus on strengthening credible, verified and responsible election communication ahead of the 2027 General Election. The workshop, themed: _“Strengthening PAOs Capacity for Credible, Verified and Responsible Election Communication Towards 2027,”_ is...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over its failure to disclose the limits on political contributions under section 91 of the Electoral Act 2026, including whether the Commission has exercised its statutory power to set such limits...
As preparations gather momentum ahead of the 2027 General Election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described the bye-elections across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi, and Delta states as crucial operational benchmarks for testing the nation’s electoral infrastructure. Speaking on Saturday while personally presiding over operations at the Commission’s National...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to an inclusive electoral process, as it held a National Strategy Engagement with Executive Members of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Abuja. The engagement, held on Wednesday in...
African Union (AU) Pre-Election Assessment Mission, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on election results management and its readiness to handle the technological, logistical, security and administrative demands of the polls, particularly its concerned electronic systems. It has also identified the training of over 1.4 million ad...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received a delegation from the African Union (AU), led by His Excellency Demeke Mekonnen, Head of Mission and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The delegation was received by the Acting Chairman of...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to immediately review the use of politically exposed academics as Returning and Collation Officers in the 2027 general elections. The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the call on following a newspaper report that more...
Abuja, Nigeria, September 14, 2026: Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, is to deliver the keynote address at the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled to hold in Lagos. Chairman of the 2026 conference planning committee and Deputy...
SERAP to INEC: You have 7 days to account for ₦126bn ‘diverted electoral funds’ or face legal action
SERAP to INEC: You have 7 days to account for ₦126bn ‘diverted electoral funds’ or face legal action
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to “account for over ₦126.46 billion in public funds appropriated for electoral operations but allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for.” The funds relate to the procurement of ballot boxes, electoral devices...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, has said the successful deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in electoral administration will depend less on the sophistication of the technology than on the strength of the institutions, governance structures and safeguards guiding its use....
National Democratic Congress (NDC) has secured a legal victory after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload and use the party’s modified digital logo for all official purposes. The party’s National Leader and Founder, Senator Henry Dickson, announced the development on...