•Polling unit The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a notice for the 2027 general elections. Accordingly, while the Presidential and National Assembly elections will be held on February 20, 2027, the Governorship and State Assembly elections will be held on March 6. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, di...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed a budget of N873.78 billion for the conduct of the 2027 general elections, with significant allocations to election operations, technology and capital expenditure. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, presented the proposal today before the joint committee of the Senate and Hous...
•INEC headquarters, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified that the attendance of the Anyanwu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its recent engagement with political parties does not amount to the Commission’s recognition of one faction over another. The clarification...
•INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to conduct a mock accreditation and results upload exercise ahead of the February 21, 2026, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections. In a statement signed by INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for the FCT, the electo...
•Turaki The Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot choose leadership for the party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, stated this while reacting to the INEC quarterly consultative meeting with political par...
•Tanimu Turaki Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) for extending invitation to Nyesom Wike-backed faction of the party. INEC had a meeting with Chairmen and Secretaries of political parties at the Ccommissions’ National Headquarters in Abuja ...
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today met with leaders of political parties in Abuja, amid ongoing preparations for upcoming elections and concerns over internal party democracy. The consultative meeting, chaired by INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan, was attended by representatives of several political parties, inc...
•INEC chairman, Prof. Joaish Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the registration of two new political parties, bringing the number of parties in the country to 21. National Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joaish Amupitan, who announced this at the first quarterly meeting with political party leaders listed the ...
•INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded plans to carry out a nationwide voter revalidation exercise ahead of the 2027 General Election, in a move aimed at strengthening the credibility of Nigeria’s voters’ register. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, made this know...
•Nenadi Usman and Labour Party logo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised the Labour Party (LP) National Working Committee (NWC) led by Nenadi Usman INEC indicated that the move followed a court order mandating the electoral commission to do so. Checks on the INEC website as of yesterday showed that the umpire has...
The Frontier is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. It is published by Okims Media Links Limited headed by Sunny Okim, a veteran journalist who is widely known as The Grandmaster, fondly called so by colleagues and friends for being Nigeria’s pioneer movie journalist.
© 2026 The Frontier, Published by Okims Media Links Limited.
designed by winnet services
