The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that the commission is not going back on the deployment of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal in the 2023 general elections. In a statement published on Wednesday to remind Nigerians that the polls open in 100 days, the INEC chairman …

Suspected hoodlums burnt an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary lll in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in the early hours of Thursday. The hoodlums, numbering about eight, reportedly scaled the perimeter fence, jumped into the premises and set the INEC building on fire from the back. It was gathered that the hoodlums after invading the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it is yet to print the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of Nigerians who participated in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise from 15th January to 31st July, this year. INEC National Commissioner, Barrister Festus Okoye said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday: “If you are a registered voter, in other …

Not more than 95 million Nigerians will vote in next year’s general elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for 25th February, while the governorship and state assembly polls hold a fortnight after. At an event organised by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the International Foundation for Electoral …

Finally, the campaign for next year’s general elections kick off across the country today. According to the timetable by of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), campaign for only national elections – presidential and National Assembly – are legitimate now, which that for governorship and State assembly elections commence in a fortnight. Presidential and National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) …

If this were a compulsory exam question, a number of politicians would simply answer: it depends. On what? On what is at stake. What the opponent does and how. And, of course, how far the resources of the one at the receiving end can go to exact revenge, sometimes in spite of the rules. As campaigns for the 2023 general …

Unless the court decides otherwise, Senate President Ahmad Lawan will cease being a member of the National Assembly from June next year. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) left out the name of the Yobe North Senator in the final list of senatorial candidates for election scheduled for next 25th February. Published on Tuesday, the list did not also feature …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as described as misleading the claim that about seven million Nigerians who applied for online pre-registration as voters during the last nationwide Continuous Voter Registration were denied the opportunity to complete their registration, and consequently not able to collect their Permanent Voters Cards. On Sunday, a group of 24 Nigerians dragged INEC to court …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will make arrangement for 95 million Nigerians to vote in next year’s general elections, although 84 voters voters are on its register at the moment. At a forum with the Nigerian Guild of Editors on Friday, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu explained that the additional figure is a provision for about 12 million new …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has assured that the comprehensive list of registered voters in Nigeria would be published soon. By the timetable of and schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections earlier published by INEC, the publication of the official register of voters for the election is due on 12 January …