“Election Budget Should Have Been Used To Fix Hospitals And Schools” – Singer Simi Blasts INEC Singer Simisola Ogunleye-Kosoko aka Simi, has lashed out at the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying the N350 billion wasted on election logistics should have been used to fix schools and hospitals. She made this…
Obasanjo partisan, trying to truncate democracy – FG The Federal Government Tuesday advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate democracy in the country. The government said in reaction to the ex-President who on Monday, asked the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission…
INEC laments absence of cash 10 days to poll The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concerns that the cashless and currency swap policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will pose a challenge to the successful conduct of the forthcoming general elections. The concern is coming less…
INEC boss says Nigeria has over 16 million more voters than the rest of West Africa Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says available data show that Nigeria has over 16 million more voters than the rest of West Africa. The INEC boss…
INEC will hold elections despite attacks on facilities – Chair The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the 2023 general election will be held in spite of the various attacks on the commission’s facilities across the nation. Addressing an audience at Chatham…
INEC satisfied with election preparations, says chair The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is satisfied with the preparations done so far ahead of the 2023 elections. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made the assertion Tuesday while speaking at the Chatham House, London. “We have promised Nigerians and friends…
2023: “Over 1.4m Ad Hoc Staff ’ll Be Trained On Usage Of BVAS” – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has disclosed that more than 1.4 million adhoc staff will be trained in the effective usage of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) for the 2023 general elections in…
2023: Politicians now buying PVCs – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has alleged that some politicians have been buying up Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs. INEC also claims these politicians are financially inducing unsuspecting voters to harvest their Voter Identification Numbers ahead of the 2023 general elections. Raising…
Poor female representation in Nigeria’s 2023 elections unacceptable, appalling – UN ***As INEC urges parties to respect own constitution The United Nations (UN), has decried the low number of female candidates contesting in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, describing the development as unacceptable and appalling. This is as…
Ortom seeks polling units at Benue IDP camps Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to make adequate provisions for the over two million Internally Displaced Persons in the state ahead of 2023 general elections. He made the call at a roundtable…