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) 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 launched the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Osun State with the rotation of Voter Enrollment Devices (IVEDs) across all wards. In a statement on Monday, Dr Mutiu Agboke, Osun’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, said the exercise is designed to make voter registration more accessible to…
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,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria’s Oyo State has called on security agencies and community stakeholders to support a mobile voter registration programme aimed at expanding access to electoral participation. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Adeniran Tella, made the call during a consultative meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on…
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has appealed to eligible residents to take part actively in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, warning that low participation could undermine democratic development. The governor made the appeal on Sunday in Birnin Kudu during the inauguration of a mosque constructed by APC stalwart, Faruk Adamu-Aliyu. Speaking through…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a revised voter register for the Federal Capital Territory, showing a total of 1,680,315 registered voters ahead of the 21 February Area Council elections. In a statement issued on Wednesday, INEC’s Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, said the register was formally presented to…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Nasarawa State, Dr Shehu Wahab, has disclosed that 35,013 residents have so far registered during the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The statement was made on Monday at a news briefing in Lafia. Dr Wahab explained that online registration opened on 18 August, while physical registration began on 25 August….
A Nigerian federal lawmaker has launched a campaign urging party members to register for Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. Rep. Kabiru Maipalace of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spoke in Gusau on Monday at a meeting of his support group, Maipalace Journey for 2027 and Beyond….
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…
