The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Professor Joash Amupitan, the newly nominated Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to make the effective prosecution of electoral crimes a top priority once confirmed. In a letter dated October 11, 2025, and signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation urged…
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has officially handed over leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to May Agbamuche, who will now serve as the Acting National Chairman of the electoral body. The handover was announced on Tuesday during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. Agbamuche, currently the oldest…
More than 6.2 million Nigerians have completed online pre-registration for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), according to data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Between September 22 and 28, 2025, a total of 6,232,673 people registered online. Of these, 52.15% (3,250,338) were female, and 47.85% (2,982,335) were male. The data also revealed that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the commencement of political campaigns ahead of the 2026 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The announcement was made on Wednesday via a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun. According to Olumekun,…
As the 2027 elections approach, Osun State leads the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) with 678,904 registrants, according to INEC’s Week 5 update. Borno State has now overtaken Lagos, coming in second with 561,666, while Lagos drops to third with 530,180. Ogun State follows with 427,455. So far, 5,385,060 Nigerians have pre-registered online — 51.99% female,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has strongly cautioned the public to disregard a fake recruitment advertisement currently circulating on social media. In a statement shared via its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, the Commission debunked the misleading notice, which falsely claims that INEC is conducting a recruitment exercise for multiple positions. According…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 14 political associations have passed the initial stage of screening in their bid to become registered political parties, while 157 others were disqualified for failing to meet the necessary requirements. This decision was reached during INEC’s regular meeting on Thursday, where the commission also reviewed its…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order preventing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising David Mark and former Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola as interim National Chairman and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The decision followed an ex parte motion filed on September 2, 2025, by Nafiu…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally recognised the new leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), now headed by former Senate President David Mark. The confirmation, published on INEC’s official website and seen by Channels Television on Wednesday, follows an internal restructuring within the party aimed at strengthening its position ahead of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has teamed up with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to streamline identity and voter registration processes nationwide. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, expressed his support for the collaboration during a visit by NIMC Director-General, Abisola Kukar, and her team to INEC’s headquarters in Abuja. He praised the ongoing partnership…
