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INEC Chairman Urges Secure Environment for Upcoming Elections

Ahead of the upcoming re-run elections and bye- elections scheduled for Saturday, February 3, 2024, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has emphasised the need for a secure environment for the conduct of a peaceful election. The INEC Chairman who made the disclosure today at an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee […]

INEC Commences Presentation Of Certificates Of Return To State Elections Winners

The INEC has commenced the presentation of certificates of return to theGOVERNORS-ELECT in 26 states where winners have been declared followingthe conclusion of the March 18 elections.Certificates are also to be presented to the LAWMAKERS-ELECT in the relevant statelegislatures across the 36 states of the federation.The INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye had earlier noted that […]

INEC Announces Supplementary Elections will Hold April 15

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that alloutstanding GOVERNORSHIP, NATIONAL and STATE ASSEMBLY supplementaryelections will take place on Saturday, April 15, 2023.This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, RotimiOyekanmi yesterday.In Kebbi and Adamawa states, the governorship elections were declaredinconclusive by INEC and supplementary elections scheduled to hold in […]

INEC Announces Supplementary Elections will Hold April 15

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that alloutstanding GOVERNORSHIP, NATIONAL and STATE ASSEMBLY supplementaryelections will take place on Saturday, April 15, 2023.This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, RotimiOyekanmi yesterday.In Kebbi and Adamawa states, the governorship elections were declaredinconclusive by INEC and supplementary elections scheduled to hold in […]

Ngige moves to avert NLC’s nationwide strike

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has taken steps to avert theimpending nationwide strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress, billed to commence onWednesday.The Labour union had threatened to embark on the nationwide industrial action, ifthe cash crunch, fuel scarcity and electricity tariff increase were not addressed.In response to the strike threat by the […]

INEC Declares Governorship Election In Adamawa Inconclusive

INEC has declared the March 18 governorship election in Adamawa as inconclusive. Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state INEC returning officer, who disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen on Monday in Yola, said that the election was cancelled in 47 registration areas, 69 polling Units with the total number of 41,796 registered voters. After the […]

Governorship Election: Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, Makinde, Buni, Abdulrazaq win

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Muhammadu Yahaya (Gombe), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara) the winners of Saturday’s governorship election. Also, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno; Dr Dikko Radda of the Katsina State […]

INEC Shifts Governorship, State Assembly Elections To March 18

 INEC has rescheduled Governorship and State House of Assembly elections earlier fixed for March 11 to March 18, and campaigns would continue until midnight of Thursday (March 16). In a statement last night by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, the commission said that the decision was necessary […]

Atiku, Ayu, others protest in Abuja INEC Headquaters

 The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the vice Presidential Candidate Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa as well as other PDP leaders led a PROTEST MARCH yesterday to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Abuja to express their disappointment over the non-upload of the Presidential results on the IREV […]

INEC presents Certificates of Return to President elect, Bola Tinubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented the Certificates of Return to the winner of the 2023 presidential election held on February 25, Bola Tinubu, and his vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima. In his remarks after the presentation, at the National Collation Centre, ICC, Abuja, Tinubu said the certificate was “a call to duty and […]