INEC Chairman, Yakubu, to deliver GOCOP annual lecture October 6
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has confirmed his readiness to keynote the 2022 conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on…
POLITICAL PARTIES’ FAILURE TO HONOUR INEC TIMETABLE AND IMPLICATIONS ON 2023 ELECTIONS
Ahmed Y. Hassan9 Usually, elections everywhere in the world are clouded with divided interests and drama. As Abraham Lincoln once said, the ballot is stronger than the bullet. People who…
INEC extends deadline for primaries by six days, PDP kicks
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally bowed to pressure from some political party by extending the deadline for political parties to conduct their primaries for the 2023 general…
INEC says ongoing CVR ends June 30, reviews functionality of BVAS
May 11, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will end on June 30. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in his remarks…
INEC, Security Agencies Pledge to Make FCT Election Peaceful
February 2, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged security operatives to work with the commission to make the Feb. 12 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election…
Yakubu explains why INEC wants N305bn for the 2023 general elections
December 21, 2021 INEC presented a budget of N305 billion for the 2023 general elections to the National Assembly on Monday in Abuja. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the…
INEC Removes 749 Polling units from shrines, private properties, churches, other inappropriate locations
June 16, 2021 A total of 749 polling units have been relocated from inappropriate locations in various states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Chairman of the Independent National…
INEC Chairman Holds Emergency Meeting With Heads of Security Agencies
May 27, 2021 The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu is currently holding an emergency meeting on election security with heads of security agencies at…
INEC boss holds emergency meeting with RECs, condemns burning of State offices
May 19, 2021 Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday met with all Residents Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in the country decrying the spate of…
INEC laments delay in prosecution of electoral offenders, sets date for 2023 General Elections
April 29, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented the delay in the prosecution of electoral offenders which it says has been one of the most challenging tasks…