President Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit. The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the…
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has handed over to May Agbamuche as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Yakubu solicited the support of the commissioners and directors of the commission for Agbamuche, until the appointment of a substantive chairman. Mrs Agbamuche is the oldest serving National Commissioner in the electoral body….
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says a total of 6.85 million Nigerians have registered in the pre-online registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, as at October 5. The Commission stated this in its week six update, cited on its website. The Commission stated that 3.58 million of the figure representing 52.23…
The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, says that the party has successfully completed its documentations with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Abdullahi, said the party has met all aspects of the documentation with the electoral umpire. Some of the outstanding issues were said to be the submission of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has provided an update on the final registration of voters for Anambra governorship election. A statement made available to reporters after the meeting said that there were deliberations on the final register of voters for the governorship election. According to reports, voter registration has been completed in the 326…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that more than 2.6 million Nigerians have registered online and in-person in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration, CVR exercise. In a statement issued by Mr Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, after its regular weekly meeting, the Commission disclosed that the…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deploy every machinery in its disposal to guarantee the success of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in all parts of the country. The electoral body (INEC) had announced Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 2025 as…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on Osun residents yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards to use the opportunity of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration to collect them. The INEC’s spokesperson in Osun, Mr Musa Olurode, made the call in a statement on Tuesday, adding that 360,794 PVCs were lying at the commission’s…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise will commence today. According to a post via its official social media handle on Monday, the electoral umpire said it had started with the online pre-registration phase today, Monday, August 18, 2025. The commission stated that eligible Nigerians can commence their…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of Saturday’s bye-elections in 16 constituencies across 12 states. Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun confirmed that the bye-elections, caused by the resignation or death of serving lawmakers, will take place in two senatorial districts…