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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

March 8, 2022

2023: Eligible prisoners should be allowed to vote, Senate tells INEC

Senator Abba Moro argued that prisoners were Nigerian citizens and deserved to vote.

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and prisoners
March 1, 2022

PDP to challenge result of Ogoja/Yala by-election in court

PDP says they are challenging the result because it did not represent the people’s wish.

PDP
March 1, 2022

New Polling Units: INEC condemns Katsina’s low voter registration

“Out of the 1,750 newly-created polling units, we have not recorded a single voter registration at about 602 polling units.”

Yakub and polling unit
February 28, 2022

APC chieftain advises Osun electorate to obtain INEC voters card

He urged young residents in the state to obtain their PVCs ahead of the July 16 governorship election.

Voters Card (Credit: BBC)
February 28, 2022

2023: INEC publishes notice of election as stipulated by law

With this notice, the countdown to the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections are 360 days away.

Prof. Yakub Mahmood
February 26, 2022

Presidential election to hold on February 25, 2023

National assembly elections will be held same day, and governorship and state house of assembly on March 11, 2023.

Mahmood Yakubu
February 23, 2022

Buhari swears in APC card-carrying member Rhoda Gumus, five other INEC commissioners

INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu said Nigerians should expect the best out of the commissioners.

Buhari and Ms Gumus' membership card
February 23, 2022

INEC registers 11 candidates, 94,060 voters for Ngor Okpalla by-election in Imo

The House of Assembly declared the seat vacant and called for by-election, following the long absence of the occupant.

INEC Photo (Credit: Punch Newspapers)
February 22, 2022

2023 General Elections: INEC announces additional six million voters’ registration

The gender distribution showed that 1,675,318 of those that completed their registration were male, and 1,653,886 were female, of which 2,310,554 were youths between the ages of 18 and 34.

Women voting
February 21, 2022

2023: Court dismisses suit challenging Atiku’s eligibility to contest

The judge described the plaintiff as a “busy body and meddlesome interloper.”