The Report On Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial Ticket Is Final, INEC Tells Akpabio

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, Barrister, Mike Igini has said that the report of the Independent National Electoral Commission on the Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) senatorial ticket is “final and cannot be reopened again,” adding that Senator Godswill Akpabio

Surge In Voter Registration: INEC Needs To Extend Deadline

On Friday, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced that based on the reports it received from some states about “unprecedented surge in the number of citizens that wish to register as voters and the challenges they face across the country,” it held a

Senate 2023: INEC Not Aware Of Akpabio’s Emergence, REC Says

Godswill Akpabio The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Mike Igini, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state is not aware of the June 9 re-run primary that led to the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as

SANs, CSOs Slams INEC For Extending Deadline For Party Primaries

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Some Senior Advocates of Nigeria and Civil Society Organisations on Saturday condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission for extending the deadline for political parties to conduct their primaries. In separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, they wondered why INEC, which had vowed

2023: INEC Boss, Mahmood Yakubu Raises Worry Ahead Of General Elections

Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has raised an alarm about money politics threatening Nigeria’s democracy ahead of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu said that money politics is becoming more present, adding that the risk is that Nigeria’s democracy

INEC : Tax Clearance Not compulsory For Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, said it would collaborate with anti-graft agencies to prosecute candidates of political parties possessing forged academic credentials in the 2023 general election. Such collaboration, the commission said, would involve the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-Related Offences

JUST IN: INEC Moves To Break Ties With CBN Over Emefiele’s 2023 Ambition [DETAILS]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is currently exploring options to severe ties with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN over the 2023 Presidential Aspiration of the Bank’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele. POLITICS NIGERIA learned that the commission is worried as sensitive electoral materials

Fresh CVR Registration Hits 8.85million – INEC

Fresh registrants in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) reached 8,855,996 as at May 2. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) provided the information on Thursday. The weekly update for Quarter Four, Week Three shows that 5,415,619 Nigerians have completed their registration.

2023 Elections: INEC Allocates N239bn For Poll Materials, Presidential Run-off

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend not less than N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was

Insecurity: INEC Insists 2023 Elections Must Hold

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said that no amount of security challenges would stop the conduct of the 2023 general election. The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this during the public presentation of the