INEC Removes 1.6m Invalid Voter Records
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,608,660 invalid voter registrations and 873 records belonging to verified deceased persons from its preliminary voters’ register ahead of the publication of the final register on December 15, 2026. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while providing
INEC Faces Pressure As Missing Names Stir 2027 Election Concerns
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has come under renewed scrutiny following complaints by political parties over the omission of some candidates from its final list for the 2027 governorship elections. The controversy has prompted affected parties to seek clarification and explore options for resolving the discrepancies ahead of the
INEC Osun Denies Social Media Claim of Underage Voter Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has dismissed social media reports alleging that underage individuals were registered as voters in Ede North Local Government Area. The claim, which circulated on Facebook, suggested that schoolchildren in uniforms were registered at the INEC Local Government Office in Ede North
INEC counts votes, not prayers
By Ariwodo praise izuchukwu A former national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Reverend Felix Omobude, on Thursday, urged the people of Edo State, particularly Christians, to vote in the upcoming election, emphasising that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC tallies votes, not prayers. He encouraged the electorate to
APC stakeholders insists on disqualification of ex-INEC REC as Plateau guber candidate
Ahead of the 2023 poll, Plateau state stakeholders of the All progressive congress (APC) have reiterated their call for the disqualification of the governorship flagbearer in the state Dr Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe. The group under the aeges of Progressives Foundation Movement (PFM) maintained that the decision by the Sen Abdullahi
INEC reacts as Nigerians uncover PVCs buried underground in Imo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to a viral video of buried Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs in Imo State. The commission in a statement issued by its National Commissioner, Festus, said it has commenced immediate investigation and anyone found culpable in the act will be sanctioned under the
Voter registration won’t end June 30, INEC assures Nigerians
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu on Saturday assured Nigerians that the ongoing continuous voter registration would not end on June 30 as earlier announced. Yakubu disclosed this on Saturday during the Youth Vote Count Mega Concert 2.0 organised by the commission in partnership with Yiaga Africa and
INEC budgets N239bn on poll materials in 2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend at least N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched by INEC in Abuja on Thursday, April 21. The Commission
Only 1.3million Nigerians have valid PVCs, permitted to vote In 2023 – Electoral Body, INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, says only 1,390,519 Nigerians have valid permanent voters cards. Speaking at a media conference in Abuja, the Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said only those in the fee fraction are eligible to vote in the 2023 general elections. According to him, 45
Former INEC chairman, Prof. Jega advocates electronic voting
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Attahiru Jega yesterday said that constitutional provision that prohibits use of technology is a militating factor against electronic voting in the country. He therefore urged the National Assembly to remove the legal encumbrance for electronic voting to be possible. Prof