The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has provided the bulk of the cash it requested for the payment of critical service providers. There have been concerns that the ongoing Naira scarcity may affect the payment of persons providing logistics services for the commission. INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu also said …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated that voters are prohibited from going into the voting cubicle with their phones. While expressing concern about vote buying at a media briefing on Thursday, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said he is, however, hopeful that the vices would be dealt with Noting that all materials have been distributed to states, he …

With less than 48 hours to the 2023 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 87,209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the country. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu told the media at the National Collation Centre in Abuja on Thursday that although the commission is pleased that the rate of collection is higher than …

In preparation for the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, 25 February, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials to its local government offices. The electoral commission has already started distributing the materials to various locations ahead of the polls, according to latest reports. The materials are expected to be transported …

Nearly 1.58 million polling unit agents have been nominated by 18 political parties for the general elections starting this Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced. According to the document released on Monday evening by INEC, 1,574,301 polling units agents were nominated by registered parties for the exercise. The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the highest …

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Nigeria Police have restated their readiness to prevent vote buying as part of the effort to conduct credible and corrupt-free polls across the country. During a radio town hall meeting against electoral corruption organised by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) at the weekend …

Nigerians can now confirm the location of their polling units through SMS, ahead of the forthcoming general election. In a statement on Friday, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said that the commission has introduced technological innovations to make voting more credible and result management more transparent. He said that INEC noticed that, during …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would not redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Lagos State, Mr Segun Agbaje despite recent calls by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Agbaje’s recent statement that the electoral commission has no option other than to work with the Lagos State Parks Management Committee to distribute election materials in the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal that nullified the victory of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in the 16 July governorship poll. In the Notice of Appeal dated 30 January 2023, filed before the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, obtained in Osogbo on Wednesday, the commission listed 44 grounds of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that warehoused Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) can no longer be used during elections as every voter must be authenticated with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). At the political parties’ polling agent training workshop and Training of Trainers (TOT) in Abuja on Monday, the Director-General of The Electoral Institute (TEI), Dr Sa’ad …