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November 11, 2018 No Responses

INEC Blames High Cost Of Conducting Elections On Insecurity

The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the high cost of conducting elections to prevailing insecurity in most parts of the country and called for peaceful coexistence amongst Nigerians. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Benue, Enugu and...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

INEC: 84m Nigerians Are Eligible To Vote In 2019

More than 84 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in 2019 general election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu has said. Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu spoke on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Afric...

October 19, 2018 No Responses

INEC: 800,000 PVCs Yet To Be Collected In Oyo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Mutiu Agboke, disclosed on Thursday that registered voters in the state are yet to collect about 800,000 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs). Speaking at...

August 28, 2018 No Responses

NASS Approves N143B For INEC

National Assembly Joint Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recommended N143 billion for approval for the commission’s preparation for the 2019 general elections. This is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s request on ...

July 25, 2018 No Responses

INEC Seeks Criminalisation Of Vote-Buying

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday called for criminalisation of vote-buying to stop the trend in the political system of the country. Mr Adedeji Soyebi, National Electoral Commissioner in charge of South-West, made the call in A...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

INEC Takes Delivery Of 123,848 Voters Cards In Plateau State

With less than a year to the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has taken delivery of 123,848 permanent voters cards in Plateau State. According to INEC, reports from its field officers have revealed a smooth...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

Catholic Bishops to INEC: Address Voter Registration Lapses

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on Thursday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to quickly address the challenges surrounding the ongoing voter registration exercise in the country. CBCN, in the communiqué released ...

November 6, 2017 No Responses

Security report predicts peaceful guber polls in Anambra

A Pre-Election Security Assessment report has predicted that the Noveber 18, 2017 Anambra Governorship Election would be generally peaceful. The report according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Director of Publicity and Voter Educati...