The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, said it was committed to conducting a free, credible and all-inclusive election come 2019 General Election. INEC chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, gave the assurance at a one-day national consultation with key stakeholders on importance of women in politics organised by Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) in […]
Read More The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has decried low participation of women in political processes. The Commission said despite the fact that women constitute 48 percent of the population, only 5.8 percent of them hold political offices. The Commission also revealed that since the commencement of CVR in 2017, only 1,362,293 women have registered compared […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has indicated that a total of 563, 051 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) have been collected by registered voters in Ekiti State, 27 days to the governorship election. Spokesman of the commission in the state, Taiwo Gbadegesin told News Agency of Nigeria in Ado Ekiti on Monday that the state has […]
Read More The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to receive the resolution of the National Assembly asking it to release the result of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. The military government of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida halted the release of the results and the announcement of the winner after states had released the results. Gen. […]
Read More The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Katsina state said so far it had issued over 111,302 permanent voters cards, PVC, to voters who registered between April and December 2017 while on the other hand registered 127,743 fresh voters in the current civic registration exercise The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, who made the […]
Read More Nigeria now has 67 political parties. This followed yesterday’s registration of 21 parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to correspondents, the electoral agency took the decision at its weekly meeting, according to its National Commissioner and member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mrs. May Agbmuche-Mbu. The meeting also ratified the dismissal of […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said that it had been involved in 419 court cases over election matters from 2016 to date. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in an interactive session with a group of civil society organizations, under the umbrella of the Situation Room, on Tuesday, in […]
Read More The Kingdom of Norway on Tuesday assured that it would deploy necessary resources to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deliver on its mandate. The Ambassador of Norway to Nigeria, Mr Jens-Petter Kjemprud, gave the assurance when he visited the INEC’s headquarters in Abuja. Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has registered five new political parties. They are, Young Progressive Party YPP, Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance APDA, New Generation Party of Nigeria NGP, All Democratic Peoples Movement ADPM and Action Democratic Party ADP. At present 95 political associations have applied to INEC for registration as political parties. Two of […]
Read More The Independent National Electoral Commission said it would, on Wednesday, disclose its decision on political associations seeking to be registered as political parties. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Monday in an interview with newsmen at ongoing workshop to review INEC’s communication policy in Abuja. Yakubu said the decision would be […]
Read More Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received 95 applications for new political parties, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said. Addressing Journalists Monday in Kaduna shortly after the opening ceremony of the Workshop to Review INEC Communications Policy, Prof. Mahmood said they have received applications from various intending political parties, […]
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Leader of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that the recent amendments made to the electoral law and the other improvements which would be added to it before the upcoming general election in 2019, will eliminate rigging, violence and other malpractices that often take place during election periods. Senator Saraki also said that […]
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