The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the conduct of six outstanding constituencies by-elections in four states for Feb. 26. The commission announced this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and…
… as NASS resumes Tuesday …plans to procure 200,000 BVAS Continued delay in the assent to the Electoral Act (2010) amendment bill may affect the adoption of the new amendments for the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission…
INEC say it has started the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the FCT ahead of Area Councils elections scheduled for Feb. 12. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, told the…
The House of Representatives has urged the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to decentralise the Continuous Voters Registration process so as to accommodate more Nigerians. The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Odebunmi Olusegun (APC-Oyo)…
…Confirms release of N100bn by FG By Abimbola Abatta and Uthman Salami Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the Commission would require N305 billion as projected expenditure. According to the INEC Chairman,…
Attahiru Jega, erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has lamented the state of insecurity in Nigeria. Jega warned that the 2023 general elections may not hold if the current insecurity is not tackled immediately. He issued the warning…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Sunday Olajide, a lawmaker representing Akure Constituency 2 in the Ondo State House of Assembly, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to fix date for the bye-election to fill the vacant Akure South/North…
Suspended National Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Uche Secondus has congratulated Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as governor-elect of Anambra. Soludo, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), won the Nov. 6. governorship election in Anambra. Secondus, in a…
The Forum of Independent Election Observers in Nigeria has said the just concluded Anambra governorship election has added credence and development to Nigeria’s democratic process. Dr Lazarus Nwachukwu, the National President of the Forum made the statement in an interview…
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ihiala town, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State are depending on facials to accredit voters, using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) An INEC official who spoke to journalists in…
