The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that 14 associations have been cleared to proceed to the next stage of their applications to be registered as political parties in Nigeria. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, who disclosed this on Thursday, after the commission’s meeting, said that 171 applications […]
Victoria Etta-Messi, director of voter education and publicity at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says incumbents are exploiting their positions to gain undue advantage in early election campaigns. Speaking earlier on Wednesday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said the commission is constrained by the law from sanctioning politicians who […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has partnered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to harmonise identity and voter registration processes across Nigeria. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke when the NIMC Director-General, Abisola Kukar, and her delegation visited the INEC headquarters in Abuja, hailed the ongoing cooperation between the two federal agencies. Yakubu is […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated that Nigerians who pre-register online for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise must still appear in person at its designated centres to complete the process before obtaining their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission explained that online registration alone does not finalize the process since biometric […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced a strong start to the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise, revealing that 69,376 Nigerians completed online pre-registration within the first seven hours of the portal going live. This was contained in a press release signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, […]
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated winners of the by-elections conducted on Saturday across 16 constituencies in 12 states, commending the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for what he described as “hitch-free elections, mostly devoid of violence.” In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President hailed […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is working with the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) on the voting right of inmates. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday while receiving the Comptroller General of NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja. Yakubu affirmed the judgement of the Appeal Court, granting inmates […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday cautioned political parties and candidates against engaging in premature electioneering activities ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring that such actions are in clear violation of the Electoral Act. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, told the press that the commission has not yet […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the 2025 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will begin nationwide on August 18. INEC disclosed this on its X handle on Friday. The agency said online pre-registration of voters would open on August 18 through its official portal, cvr.inecnigeria.org. It stated that in-person registration would begin a […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has now received a total of 129 applications from various associations seeking registration as political parties in Nigeria. This was disclosed following INEC’s regular weekly meeting held on Thursday, July 10, 2025. In a statement issued by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and […]
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