Breaking: INEC picks March 23 for supplementary poll in six states
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to conduct supplementary elections in states where last Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections were declared inconclusive. A statement by Festus Okoye,…
Card Readers, A Must in Saturday’s Polls, INEC Insists
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that the Smart Card Readers will be deployed in the Saturday polls. INEC is conducting elections governorship elections in 29 states of…
INEC TO CONDUCT SUPPLEMENTARY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON MARCH 9
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 9 to conduct supplementary presidential election in areas where the poll was cancelled last Saturday. Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner for…
CSOs say the Postponed Elections may be due to Ethnic Stereotyping
Civil Society Groups have expressed their concerns over the recent and sudden postponement of General Election that was formerly slated for last Saturday 16th to Saturday 23rd February 2019. The…
“Funding Gap Will Not Derail Preparations for 2019 Elections” – INEC
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has once again reaassured Nigerians that nothing will derail the plans for 2019 elections. With just 81 days to the 2019 elections, the INEC has…
Vote buying: INEC seeks ICPC collaboration
To effectively guard against the menace of vote buying, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought the collaboration of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) in monitoring activities of…
2019 Elections Budget: NASS Joint Committee approves N143bn, Rejects N189bn
The Joint Committee Senate and House of Representatives on Electoral Matters have adopted N143bn for the Independent National Electoral Commission as budget for the 2019 poll. The committee members, just…
No duplication in our budget – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied reports that there are duplications in its 2019 election budget. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said in…
Why presidency deliberately delayed INEC budget – Abaribe
Senate committee leader on Power and steel, Eyinnaya Abaribe, Thursday, said the call by Presidency for Nigeria’s Senate to reconvene was “unnecessary” and a bid to blame the Senate. The…
N23bn Diezani bribe: INEC suspends 202 staff, pays them half salaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended 202 personnel indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly receiving N23bn bribe disbursed on the instruction of a former Minister…