The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said adequate funding is critical to providing the security and logistics required for the successful conduct of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan stated this on Wednesday in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stepped up preparations for the 2027 General Election by launching a targeted workshop to train its Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) on proper archiving, cataloguing, and record documentation. The training session, held in Abuja,…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is consulting relevant stakeholders ahead of the constitution and inauguration of its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for the 2027 elections. The party disclosed this in a statement signed by Osa Director Esq, the…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has disowned a purported Presidential Campaign Council announced under the “OK Movement”, saying the structure did not come from the party. The party made this known in a statement dated September 19, 2026, signed by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a capacity-building workshop for its Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) ahead of the 2027 General Election. The workshop, themed “Strengthening PAOs Capacity for Credible, Verified and Responsible Election Communication Towards 2027,” is focused…
By Peter Emmanuel | The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to account for more than ₦126.46 billion in public funds appropriated for electoral operations but allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged…
By Peter Emmanuel | The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against allowing delays in the production and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to disenfranchise registered voters ahead of the 2027 general elections.…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, has said Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be used to strengthen electoral institutions and not replace human responsibility in the conduct of elections. Amupitan stated this on…
By Michael Omotosho | Nigeria’s presidential elections are often remembered through the people who won them. Olusegun Obasanjo. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Goodluck Jonathan. Muhammadu Buhari. Bola Ahmed Tinubu. But behind the names that eventually appeared on the ballot papers were…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its timetable for the conduct of primary elections ahead of the 2026 legislative bye-elections in four states and elections in four State House of Assembly constituencies recently restored by the Independent National Electoral…
