Tag: INEC

  • BREAKING: INEC Bows To Pressure, Extends Deadline For Party Primaries

    BREAKING: INEC Bows To Pressure, Extends Deadline For Party Primaries

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the conduct of party primaries. The commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, signed by Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner in charge of information and voter education. The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) had, on Friday, requested that INEC extends the deadline for primaries…

  • 2023: INEC cautions political parties against non-transparent primaries

    2023: INEC cautions political parties against non-transparent primaries

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday cautioned political parties against non-transparent primaries in order to sustain Nigeria’s democracy. Alhaji Yahaya Bello , FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) made the call at the Stakeholders Interactive Session in Respect of the Forthcoming Political Party Congresses and Primaries in Abuja. According to Bello, the call became…

  • INEC Approves 11,222 Polling Units For Kano

    INEC Approves 11,222 Polling Units For Kano

    The Independent National Electoral Commission  (INEC) in Kano State says it has approved 11,222 polling units ahead of the 2023 general polls. INEC Kano Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Riskuwa Arabu, made this known at a one-day workshop on electoral reportage organized by the Kano State Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and…

  • Ahead of 2023 polls, CVR registration hits 8.56million-INEC

    Ahead of 2023 polls, CVR registration hits 8.56million-INEC

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed on Monday that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) initiated by the commission has reached an alarming figures of not less than 8.56million fresh registered voters. INEC said that the information as contained in it’s the CVR Update for week two of quarter four shows that the figures…

  • INEC Chairman Provides Fresh Updates Ahead Of 2023 Elections

    INEC Chairman Provides Fresh Updates Ahead Of 2023 Elections

    As part of preparations for the 2023 general elections, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu held an interactive session with national commissioners of the commission in Abuja on Friday. The INEC boss in his opening remarks said the commission witnessed a noticeable increase in the number of voter registration since the resumption of the Continous Voter Registration…

  • BREAKING: Only 1,390,519 Nigerians Are Eligible To Vote In 2023, Says INEC

    BREAKING: Only 1,390,519 Nigerians Are Eligible To Vote In 2023, Says INEC

    Only 1,390,519 Nigerians are eligible to vote in the 2023 general elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said this at a media conference in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, 45 per cent of total registered voters in the country are invalid. He said only 1,390,519 Nigerians have valid…

  • INEC Publishes Details Of Candidates For Osun Governorship Election

    INEC Publishes Details Of Candidates For Osun Governorship Election

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday published the personal particulars and list of candidates (Form EC9) for the Osun State Governorship election. The commission in a statement by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja said the list was published at INEC State and Local Government offices…