Tag: INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has spelled out the voting procedures for the 2109 General Elections. The election umpire wrote via its verified Twitter handle, @inecnigeria. The following are the seven…

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos said yesterday that about 1.4m Permanent Voter’s Cards had not been collected. This is just as over five million PVCs have been collected…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 21, 2019 to hear a suit seeking to have  President Muhammadu Buhari disqualified from contesting the 2019 general elections. The plaintiffs,…

The Deputy Director INEC, Gender Division, Ms Blessing Obidiegwu, has reiterated the need for a legal framework to encourage participation of more women in politics. Obidegwu said this during a…

By Lukman Amusa Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken stricter measures to frustrate those who may be planning to rig the polls.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said 850,000 personnel, including ad hoc staff, would be trained for the 2019 general elections. The first phase of the training, which began in…

By Lukman Amusa Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is monitoring its workers nationwide who may be fraternising with politicians. The commission said it…

By Lukman Amusa There was tension on Thursday at the Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission as protesters from Yewa Senatorial District in Ogun State exchanged words with security…

By Lukman Amusa The Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji,has urged the eligible voter who are yet  to collect their permanent voters card should go to…

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Prof. Abduganiy Raji, on Thursday, said the commission was now ready for the pending bye-election to fill the vacant seat in the State House…