As preparations for the 2027 General Election gradually gather pace, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has reminded staff of the enormous expectations Nigerians place on the Commission, urging them to demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism, transparency and integrity in the...
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a far-reaching review of its Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, signaling its determination to tighten party operations and introduce stricter compliance standards ahead of the 2027 General Election. The three-day Technical Review Workshop, which commenced on Wednesday, 4th March 2026, in...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to the National Peace Committee (NPC) and other critical stakeholders to intensify efforts to rebuild public trust and strengthen peaceful participation in Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 General Election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, made the appeal on Monday,...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan has pledged that come 2027 election, the issue of Glitches as experienced in 2023 be eliminated. This was even as he noted that that the 2027 general elections would be the best in Nigeria’s history, citing reforms introduced...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission’s updated 2026–2027 electoral timetable, saying it contains boobytraps that could aid President Tinubu’s plot to be returned unopposed in 2027. Specifically, the party has flagged the new compliance requirements under Sections 77 and 82 of the Electoral Act...
Opposition political parties have rejected the 2026 Electoral Act passed by the National Assembly and signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a major setback to Nigeria’s democratic future. The parties made their position known at a press briefing themed: “ _Urgent Call to Save Nigeria’s...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has shifted the date for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections which was earlier fixed for February 20, to Saturday, January 16, 2027. The Commission also announced that governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 6, 2027....
A suit seeking the deregistration of several political parties was on Tuesday opened for hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja, as the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and six political parties before the court over alleged constitutional violations. The...
National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated successful candidates of the PDP in the Area Council Elections which were held in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on February 21, 2026. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Comrade Ini Ememobong, stated this in a statement...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory and the states of Kano and Rivers. INEC conducted elections in the six area councils of the FCT and by-elections in the Ahoada East II and Khana II state constituencies of Rivers State, as well...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Joshua Ishaku of the All Progressive Congress (APC), winner of Bwari Area Council Chairmanship election. The Returning Officer for Bwari chairmanship election, Prof. Mohammed Nurudeen, who announced the results on Sunday in Bwari, disclosed that Ishaku polled a total of 18,466...
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned a viral video showing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress at a polling unit, where he allegedly told them that after voting, they should “leave the rest” for him. The PDP National Chairman,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday conducted a bye-election in Kano State, with three major opposition parties missing from the ballot. The affected parties are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and a coalition involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The election was held...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Professor Joash Amupitan said that with the almost perfect performances of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation BVAS, voice of FCT Residents will be heard loud in Saturday’s Area Council Election. Speaking while assessing the situation at some polling Units in Garki, Wuse...
Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Ireti Kingibe, has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to reconsider and suspend the movement restriction imposed ahead of the FCT Local Government elections. On Thursday, Wike declared Friday a work-free day and announced a restriction...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has recorded an impressive outcome ahead of the Area Council Election scheduled to hold on Saturday 21st February 2026. In a statement by...
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) involved in election observation and civic advocacy have described the day the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu as the the darkest day in the history of democracy in Nigeria and missed opportunity. This is even as they called...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has reassured stakeholders that the Commission is fully prepared to conduct credible, transparent and peaceful Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Saturday, February 21, 2026. In a remark at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja ahead...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the final amendments to the 2022 Electoral Act into law, describing the reforms as a major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s democratic process and restoring public confidence in elections. Speaking after assenting to the bill, the President stressed that the changes were aimed at...
The anti-democratic stance of the Senate and the sudden somersault by the House of Representatives on the amendment of the Electoral Act 2022, specifically on the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from the polling units is an act of treachery against the Nigerian electorate. National Publicity Secretary of...