The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
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…
Nigeria’s electoral commission on Monday expanded its national voter roll past 103 million citizens after concluding a three-phase registration drive that captured 10.7 million fresh applicants. Commission chairman Joash Amupitan told party delegates in Abuja that technical staff scrubbed the database with an automated biometric system to purge duplicate entries and ghost names. Bloated registries…
Nigeria’s electoral umpire enrolled more than 9.32 million young citizens during its 2026 continuous voter registration exercise, unveiling the tally in Abuja on Wednesday, 30 September, alongside nine celebrity ambassadors from the film, music, and comedy sectors to mobilise new voters. Speaking through national commissioner Rhoda Gumus at the investiture ceremony, commission chairman Joash Amupitan…
The Independent National Electoral Commission moved swiftly on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, to quell mounting opposition hysteria regarding the whereabouts of its chairman, Joash Amupitan. Official spokesmen confirmed that the electoral boss travelled outside Abuja on an approved international mission to represent Nigeria at an institutional conference. The clarification directly answers a barrage of questions…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed that the Nigeria Police Force remains the constitutionally designated lead agency for election security, insisting that military deployment during elections must remain an exceptional measure as preparations intensify for the 2027 general elections . The electoral commission urged the Armed Forces to maintain strict political neutrality…
Barely a year to the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has thrown a direct challenge at two institutions meant to stand above partisan politics, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Nigeria Police Force of drifting toward the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The party’s grievance, set out on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission is planning a nationwide mock presidential election and a complete technology audit before the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan revealed the proposals during a diplomatic visit by British High Commissioner Dr Richard Montgomery in Abuja. The regulatory body wants to address lingering public concerns over the reliability…
A long running battle for control of the African Democratic Congress has entered its most consequential phase yet, with the Independent National Electoral Commission confirming that only nominees submitted by the leadership of Senator David Mark will stand on its ballot for the 2027 general election, even as a rival group insists it has…
Voters who have lost or damaged their Permanent Voter Cards will soon be able to download replacements without visiting any office, as the Independent National Electoral Commission moves to digitise key parts of Nigeria’s voting process ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed the plan on Wednesday in…