Tag: INEC
2023: INEC begins registration process for 45 new parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to begin registration process for new political parties after receiving 45 applications from associations seeking to...
Supreme Court upholds INEC’s deregistration of 74 political parties
The Supreme Court has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the go-ahead to deregister 74 political parties as they have failed to win...
Ekiti 2022: INEC frowns at early campaigns
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, warned political parties against engaging in premature campaigns, ahead of the 2022 governorship election or risk...
INEC picks 2023 general elections date
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that Nigeria's coming general election will begin on Saturday, February 18, 2023.
INEC's Chief Press Secretary,...
INEC vows to blacklist parties conducting violent congresses
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that it would blacklist political parties unable to conduct peaceful congresses and primaries.
The electoral body...
2023: INEC promises more voter access to polling units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to expand the existing polling units (PUs) across the country ahead of the 2023 general elections,...
INEC resumes voters registration, rules out NIN
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the National Identification Number (NIN) is not mandatory for the Continuous Voter Registration which resumes on...
Akpabio: APC celebrates professor’s conviction, labels him ‘agent of PDP’
The ruling All progressives Congress (APC) has applauded the conviction of Prof. Peter Ogban for electoral fraud.
Ogban, who was the collation/returning officer during the...
Professor jailed 3 years for election fraud
An Akwa Ibom High Court, on Thursday, sentenced INEC Returning Officer and soil scientist, Professor Peter Ogban, to three years in prison.
Peter Ogban...
INEC hints at online voter registration, targets 16 million Nigerians
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has hinted on at online registration exercise for about 16 million electorate so as to address the cumbersome...