Rt. Rev. Nelson Malau, Bishop of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible elections in 2027. Malau made the appeal in an interview with journalists at the closing of the LCCN Annual Convention on Monday in Numan Local Government Area(LGA) of Adamawa. He…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the promotion of 2,339 staff members under its 2025 Senior Staff Promotion exercise. INEC disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by its Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, noting that the decision was taken at the commission’s meeting held on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Peace Committee(NPC), say Nigeria is at a “very critical stage” in its democratic evolution, urging political actors to abandon the “politics of power” and embrace people-centred governance. This was revealed at the NPC meeting with electoral stakeholders tagged ‘Briefing and Presentation of the Annotations to the…
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan has directed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) nationwide to intensify voter education and sensitisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with RECs and meeting with swearing-in of the new REC representing Abia, Dr Chukwu Chukwuemeka…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sworn-in Dr Chukwu Joseph as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for second tenure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Joseph was sworn-in during the commission’s meeting with RECs on Wednesday in Abuja. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, congratulated Joseph as the newly appointed REC representing…
By: Nasiru Jagaba The recent intervention by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), in which it openly criticised the appointment of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, and threatened not to recognise any election conducted under his leadership, demands urgent international scrutiny, not applause. The Council’s…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra says the commission has registered 4,423 eligible voters in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the state. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Queen Agwu, disclosed this during a briefing on Wednesday in Awka. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commission…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the National Assembly to expedite action on the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the call in his remarks at the regular quarterly consultative meeting of the commission with the civil society organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday in Abuja Amupitan called for…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would conduct a thorough clean-up of the country’s register of voters with a view to further sanitising and strengthening the integrity of the register. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, said this during the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations on Wednesday in Abuja. Amupitan…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Lagos State will now be conducted at the ward level, in a move designed to improve access and participation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Speaking at a press conference in Yaba on Tuesday, Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Ayobami Salami,…
