Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to roll out election guidelines ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to him, this will enable political parties to commence the process of choosing their leaders in 2023. Atiku said this following the signing into law of the Electoral Act Amendment […]
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Buhari Swears-In Six INEC Commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in six national commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He did so shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Present at the inauguration of the Commissioners were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan; and […]
2023: Electronic Transmission Of Results Doubtful, 301 LGs Lack Internet Facilities
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s plan to transmit election results electronically in 2023 is currently doubtful as the Federal Government has revealed that only 473 out of 774 local government areas in the country have Internet access. By implication, 301 local government areas have no Internet access, thus transmitting election results in those areas may […]
Lawmaker Lands In Trouble For Allegedly Providing False Qualification In INEC Form
The lawmaker identified as Samuel Odagboyi representing Apa/Agatu Federal Constituency in the House of Reps may end up in jail after being arraigned for providing false educational qualification to the Independent National Electoral Commission. He was on Friday arraigned before Justice Baba Husseine of the Federal High Court in Abuja over a two-counts of perjury. […]
Electronic Transmission: Only 50% Of Polling Units Have Network – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed that barely fifty per cent of the nation’s 119,000 polling units have network coverage. Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Maska Ubale, made the disclosure while fielding questions from lawmakers in the House of Representatives. He said that based on a 2018 report, 49.7 per cent of polling units in Nigeria […]
APC Senators Vote Against Electronic Transmission Of Election Results
Senators under the All Progressives Congress who were present during plenary yesterday have all voted against the electronice transmission of results. The senators voted on Thursday. The Committee had, in the report, recommended in Section 52(3) that, INEC “may transmit results of elections by electronic means where and when practicable.” But an APC senator from […]
Just in: INEC removes Polling Units from Shrines, Churches, Mosques
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it has removed 749 polling units from inappropriate facilities, with nine of them from shrines and several others from religious houses, royal palaces and private property. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs. From the […]
INEC Releases List Of New Polling Units Next Week
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set to announced the newly created Polling Units. INEC added that the commission will published the new polling units by next week before the commencement of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Recall that INEC had undertaken the task to expand existing Polling Units across the country to boost Voters’ […]