Some months before the 2027 election campaigns, the early drumbeats of the presidential campaigns had begun to roll deftly in parts of the country, though in violation of the guidelines and provisions of the 2025 Electoral Act. While the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) timetable has set August 19 as the start of electioneeri...
•INEC head office, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission has opened its recruitment portal for the 2026 employment exercise, inviting suitably qualified Nigerians to apply for entry-level positions across Grade Levels 07, 08, 09, 10 and 12. The application portal opened yesterday, Monday, July 20, and will close on Monday, July 2...
Barring any last minute change in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) schedule for the 2027 general elections, access would be granted to political parties to upload names of their governorship, deputy governorship and state House of Assembly candidates from today. The upload is a significant step in the electoral process as i...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Loyalists of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State have initiated a legal battle against the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the outcome of the National Assembly primaries conducted ahead of the 2027 general...
•Vote casting The Independent National Electoral Commission is considering conducting a comprehensive audit of its electoral technology systems and staging a mock presidential election as part of efforts to strengthen preparations for the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), disclosed this yesterday while receiving ...
•INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC today said it is set to conduct a comprehensive audit of its systems ahead of the 2027 general election in order to forestall a repeat of the technical glitches that trailed the 2023 presidential election. This was as it raised concerns over disinformation a...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, adjourned the substantive hearing of a suit filed by Accord Party chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, seeking an order compelling the party to recognise him as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election and submit his name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ti...
•Atiku The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will recognise only the candidates submitted by the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress, confirming that the faction has already nominated candidates for 471 elective positions ahead of the 2027 general election. INEC National Commissioner, Mohamm...
•David Mark and ADC logo The Court of Appeal in Abuja has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in state congresses organised by committees set up by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a split 2–1 judgment delivered today, the appe...
The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have confirmed the successful upload of their presidential, vice presidential and National Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Candidate Nomination Portal, as the electoral body extended the submission deadline for political parties to July 14. Th...
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