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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has raised concerns over the rising cost of conducting elections in Nigeria, describing the expenses as excessive and burdensome. He made this statement on Friday while defending the 2024 budget implementation before the National Assembly.   Yakubu revealed that INEC, despite being one of the country’s largest employers, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is not planning to destroy uncollected permanent voter cards (PVCs).    An online report had claimed that the electoral commission wanted to destroy six million uncollected PVCs.   In a statement released on Sunday, January 5, the electoral body described the report as “false” and advised members of the public to ignore …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is considering introducing a policy to retrieve and destroy Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, that have remained unclaimed for ten years.   The proposal is one of 208 recommendations resulting from the commission’s review of the 2023 general elections. The policy is aimed at addressing the longstanding issue of unclaimed PVCs, with over six million cards …

Ahead of Benin’s 2026 election, a delegation from the Commission Electorale Nationale Autonomie, CENA of Benin Republic arrived in Abuja on Monday, December 16, to learn from the experience of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman Mahmood Yakubu has revealed. CENA will be conducting three elections within a period of three months. Legislative and Local Elections will be held in …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed death rumors surrounding its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu.    In a statement released this afternoon, December 14, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Saturday said Yakubu is alive.   The clarification was necessitated following reports that the INEC Chair had died in London.    “Our attention has been …

Ahead of the next general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is proposing a review of the Permanent Voters Cards as the sole means of accreditation of eligible voters. Along with the PVCs, INEC is proposing computer-generated slips issued to the voter or even downloaded from the Commission’s website as a sufficient means of accreditation. Chairman of the Commission, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to resume nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) in the first quarter of 2025.   According to a memo dated November 20, 2024, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, INEC’s Secretary, directed resident electoral commissioners to begin preparations for the exercise.   The voter registration will initially take place at the local government area (LGA) level …

The governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been declared winner of the Ondo state governorship election.    The Returning Officer for the election, Olayemi Akinwumi, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State declared Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the election on Sunday, extending the governor’s stay at the Government …

As results from the US presidential election are tilting towards Donald Trump winning, activist/lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, says the only body that can help Democratic Party candidate, Kamala Harris, at this point is the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.    

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that the commission’s readiness to conduct a free and fair governorship election in Ondo State on November 16.   Yakubu made this known on Tuesday while visiting INEC Local Government Area (LGA) offices in the state.   “In terms of the level of preparation so far, I am …