Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally turned down the request to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. According to INEC, the petition did not meet the constitutional requirements outlined in Section 69(a) of the 1999 Constitution. INEC explained this today in a post on its official[Read More…]
Court orders INEC to probe governors, others over 2023 election violence Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to probe governors, Deputies, and others over electoral violence, bribery, and vote-buying during 2023 general elections. According to a statement issued by the Socio-Economic[Read More…]
INEC rejects Labour Party’s National Convention The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the chief press secretary to INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.[Read More…]
INEC declares Uzodimma winner of Imo governorship election The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the winner of the state governorship election held on Saturday. The state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University,[Read More…]
NEC dumps Buhari’s national social transfer register The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday dumped former President Muhammadu Buhari’s national social register, opting for a new social register to be developed by each state of the federation The council headed by Vice President Kashim Shettima, is made up of[Read More…]
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to allow consultation with Tinubu. It however said all preparatory plans with various segment of government, including States and the incoming administration should be intensified. Minister[Read More…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has waded into the drama unfolding in the Adamawa State supplementary governorship election. INEC in a statement posted on its official Twitter handle by Barr. Festus Okoye, its National Commissioner, Information & Voter Education, said the decision of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC),[Read More…]
Peter Obi, INEC, ‘Who is your guy?’ by Spyro, ‘When is Easter 2023’ and ‘How to check my polling unit’ topped trending searches by Nigerians in the first quarter of 2023 said google. Peter Obi, INEC, ‘Who is your guy?’ by Spyro, ‘When is Easter 2023’ and ‘How to check[Read More…]
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC) has for the first time responded to accusations that it failed to follow the Electoral Act 2022 and also failed to abide by its own guidelines on mode of collation of results in the last presidential election. TheNiche in a report says, INEC’s response[Read More…]
