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January 19, 2022 No Responses

INEC To Parties: Respect Chosen Dates For Ekiti, Osun Primaries

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised political parties to respect chosen dates for Ekiti, Osun Governorship Election Primaries, based on the commission’s timetable and schedule of activities. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this call at the commission’s...

December 30, 2021 No Responses

FCT Area Council Elections: NEC Accredits 51 Observer Groups

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited 51 observer groups for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, scheduled for February 12, 2022. The commission, in its daily bulletin issued on Wednesday disclosed th...

December 22, 2021 No Responses

INEC Discovers 14,665 Multiple Registrations In FCT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said it discovered 14,665 multiple registrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The number, it said, was among 42,986 Nigerians who completed their Continuous Voter Registration (C...

December 16, 2021 No Responses

Yakubu: Undemocratic Takeover Of Govt Poses Great Challenge To ECONEC

The undemocratic takeover of government in some West African countries has created a great challenge for Electoral Commissions in the sub-region, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Speaking at Wedn...

December 14, 2021 No Responses

INEC Records 4,681,206 Fresh Registration

The ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has hit 4,681,206 as at 7am, Monday, December. 13, 2021. The commission disclosed this in its Weekly update for Quarter two, Week 10, on the CVR, re...

December 7, 2021 No Responses

Fresh Registration Hits 4.5m, INEC Receives 7.2m Applications

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) stands at 4,539,102, as of 7 am of Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. INEC in its weekly update Quarter Two, Week Nine on CVR, explained that it ...

December 2, 2021 No Responses

INEC Chairman Dedicates ThisNigeria Award To INEC Staff, Youth Corps Members

The ThisNigeria newspaper has conferred its inaugural Gold Award in Public Service on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in recognition of his efforts to reposition the country’s electoral system for free...

November 30, 2021 No Responses

INEC Attains 4.4m Fresh Registrations

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded 4,420,391 fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as of Monday, November 29, 2021.INEC disclosed this in a Weekly update on CVR for 2nd Quarter Week Eight on Mon...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

INEC Declares Soludo Winner Of Anambra Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of November 6 governorship election in Anambra. Soludo polled a total of112,229 votes to defeat his closest r...

November 8, 2021 No Responses

INEC Declares Anambra Election Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended collation of results of the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra pending the conduct of the election in Ihiala Local Government Area. Prof. Florence Obi, INEC Returning Officer for the...

November 6, 2021 No Responses

Group Tasks INEC On Credible Anambra Guber Poll

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that Saturday’s Anambra governorship election is free, fair and credible. In a statement issued on Friday, the leader of the group, Mrs Ene Obi...

October 29, 2021 No Responses

Yakubu: INEC Will Not Deploy Election Materials To 86 Polling Units In Anambra

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not deploy personnel or election materials to the new 86 polling units in Anambra for the state governorship election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during the co...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

INEC: We Are Satisfied With Level Of Preparations For Anambra Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, said it is satisfied with the current level of preparations for the November 6 Anambra governorship election. In a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Educ...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

INEC Seeks Unrestrictive Power For Technological Innovation

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to the National Assembly to grant it the power to determine the kind of technology to be deployed during elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, made the appeal at a retreat organised....