The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, has stated that the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has successfully addressed the long-standing problem of identity theft in Nigeria’s elections. Speaking at the 2025 Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibitions in Abuja, organised by the National Information Technology…
The new Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, is expected to assume office on Thursday. According to an invitation by the Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Eta-Messi, Amupitan would be meeting with the Directors of the commission at the INEC Headquarters on the same day. Amupitan is expected to be sworn…
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has nominated Professor Joash Amupitan to serve as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking parliamentary confirmation for the appointment. In a formal communication to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, read during Tuesday’s plenary, Tinubu said the nomination aligns with Section 154 (1) of the country’s 1999 Constitution. Professor Amupitan,…
