Tag: INEC
INEC Suspends Ekiti East 1 State Constituency Bye-Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has indefinitely suspended the Ekiti East 1 constituency bye-election. The Commission said it received reports that the election holding ... Read More
Minister advocates electronic voting system for Nigeria
Ogbonnaya OnuMinister of Science and Technology Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, says Nigeria needs to reform its electoral system by adopting electronic ... Read More
President Buhari Nominates Prof. Yakubu As INEC Chairman for Second Term
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. In a ... Read More
President Buhari nominates Lauretta, three others as INEC Commissioners
President Buhari has nominated Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, his Special Assistant on Social Media for screening and confirmation as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral ... Read More
Update; INEC Staff Rescued After Boat Capsized in Ilaje
INEC staff conveying electoral materials to riverine areas of Ilaje Local Government Area in the ongoing Ondo State governorship election has been rescued. Some of the ... Read More
President Buhari Ensure on Peaceful, Transparent and Credible Gunernatorial Election in Ondo
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure that the October 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo State ... Read More
NewsInPhoto: INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Readiness Assessment Visit to Ondo
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu inspected non-sentitive materials on Sunday, 4 October 2020 ahead of the Ondo state gubernatorial election on ... Read More
1.7m to Vote in Edo as Voters Abandon Over 400,000 Cards in INEC Office
Records at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), indicate that no fewer than 1.72 million persons are eligible to vote in the Sept. 19, Edo ... Read More
No Direct Involvement of INEC Staff in Conduct of Edo Governorship Polls – Okoye
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) says none of the paid staff of the commission will be directly involved in the conduct of the Edo State ... Read More
Gombe to conduct LGs polls in December – Commission
(NAN) Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC), is set to conduct Local government polls on Dec. 19, says the commission’s chairman, Alhaji Saidu Awak. During ... Read More
Edo 2020: PDP allegations false, baseless – INEC commissioner
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied the allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that it was working with the All Progressives Congress ... Read More
INEC Promises Credible Election in Edo In-spite of COVID-19
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not compromise its integrity in the conduct of the Edo Governorship election billed for Sept. 19 ... Read More
Appeal Court reverses INEC’s deregistration of 22 parties
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reversed the deregistration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were ... Read More
PDP BOT Chairman seeks conduct of LG election by INEC
Sen. Wali Jibrin, the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the National Assembly to hasting the process of ... Read More
Court Affirms INEC’s De-registration of 32 political Parties
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the applications filed by the 32 deregistered political parties against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice ... Read More
Edo Election: APC, PDP, 13 others notify INEC of dates, modes of primaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says out of 18 registered political parties, 15 have notified their intention to conduct primaries to nominate candidates for ... Read More
COVID-19 Won’t Truncate Nigeria’s Electoral Process – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday said COVID-19 pandemic would not truncate Nigeria’s democracy and electoral process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in ... Read More
Court bars INEC from deregistering 31 political parties
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from deregistering 31 political parties. Justice Chikere, ... Read More
Fire Razes INEC Office in Idemili North LGA
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra was on Sunday gutted by fire. Confirming ... Read More
INEC gets disability desks nationwide
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has established disability desks at its offices nationwide to ensure inclusiveness in the electoral process. INEC Resident ... Read More