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February 9, 2019 No Responses

INEC Extends Deadline For PVCs Collection Till Monday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has extended the deadline for the collection of the Permanent Voters card (PVC) to Monday, 11th February, 2019. The decision, according to the electoral umpire, is because of the number of unclaimed PVCs at...

January 19, 2019 No Responses

INEC Trains Staff To Detect, Counter Fake News

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a two-day workshop for its Public Affairs officers (POAs) on how to detect and counter fake news on election related matters. The training with the theme “Fake news, disinformation and Media ...

January 18, 2019 No Responses

INEC Releases Final List Of Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday released final list of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly Election, scheduled for February 16, 2019. The list published on INEC official website was signed by the Secretary of ...

January 15, 2019 No Responses

INEC Releases Guidelines For 2019 General Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday released the regulations and guidelines for the conduct of the general elections. The 33 pages document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja explained that Smart Card Readers...

January 12, 2019 No Responses

INEC: PVC Collection Ends February 8

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would devolve Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collection to Registration Areas and Wards across the country, from January 16, 2019. The commission said in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National ...

January 4, 2019 No Responses

Atiku To INEC: Don’t Use Incident Forms

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to adhere to its promise not to use incident forms for the 2019 general election. Abubakar, in a statement issu...

December 1, 2018 No Responses

INEC:73 Political Parties Field Candidates For Presidential Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that a total of 73 political parties fielded nominations for 2019 presidential election, at the end of deadline for withdrawal and substitution of candidates for the election. The National Chairma...

November 15, 2018 No Responses

INEC Adopts Simultaneous Accreditation Of Voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says voting would hold simultaneously with accreditation of voters during the 2019 general elections.Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Unit, disclosed ...

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 B...

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...