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The Independent National Electoral Commission has provisionally cleared a former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, and the New Nigeria Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Kano State, Abdulsalam Gwarzo, to contest the 2027 elections, with their eligibility tied to the outcome of pending court cases. The decisions were reached…
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will no longer wait until election day to secure the ballot, and will instead build protection for voters, staff and materials long before any ballot paper leaves its stores. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan SAN, unveiled the intelligence-led framework on Tuesday in Gombe while opening the North-East Zonal…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded the preliminary register of voters for the 2027 general election to its online platform, days after the statutory deadline for the publication passed and amid mounting public pressure. Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act, 2026 requires the commission to make copies of the voters’ register available for…
President Bola Tinubu transmitted the names of four national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners to the Senate for confirmation, setting off another familiar cycle of public anxiety regarding the composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The official dispatch, which includes appointments and reappointments to fill vacancies across multiple geopolitical zones, urged federal…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission to the Federal High Court in Abuja on Sunday over its failure to account for N126.46bn in public funds. The lawsuit follows damning findings in the 2023 audited report from the Auditor-General of the Federation, which flagged widespread financial irregularities in election operations…
Opposition parties whose governorship candidates were left off the Independent National Electoral Commission’s final list for 2027 have taken different roads to get them back on the ballot. The Nigeria Democratic Congress says it is negotiating with the commission, while the Social Democratic Party says it has already served legal papers. The dispute comes less…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to name the companies printing ballot papers and other sensitive materials for the 2027 general elections. He also wants the commission to explain recent changes to the heads of some of its most important departments. With the presidential and National Assembly…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has cleared one of the biggest administrative hurdles facing a new party heading into an election, with the Independent National Electoral Commission uploading its approved logo on the commission’s portal after a Federal High Court ruling. Senator Seriake Dickson, the party’s national leader and former Bayelsa State governor, announced the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has asked the Federal Government to release the balance of its 2026 budget without delay, warning that the preparations for the 2027 general elections cannot stay on track unless the money arrives on time. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday at a World…
The Independent National Electoral Commission wants voting to begin at the same moment in every polling unit across Nigeria during the 2027 general elections, its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said. Amupitan set out the target on Monday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at a strategic workshop for editors organised by the…