The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has knocked the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for expressing doubts over the credibility of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) and Results Viewing Portal which will be deployed for the 2023 general elections. The commission expressed shock that the APC candidate could question the efficiency of …

From Monday 12th December, Nigerians will be able to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in each of the country’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAS). This will last till 22nd January, 2023. In a statement on Friday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that the collection of PVCs would be decentralised to various wards from 6th January. This will …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the publication and release of the guidelines for political campaigns; as well as election expenses of political parties, candidates and aspirants. A statement in Abuja by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye indicated that the commission met on Thursday and deliberated on several issues …

A Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. There are 96 days to the opening of the ballot for 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived the opportunity to …

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 …