The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced self from the circulating letters of employment. INEC in a statement published on it’s Facebook page on Saturday, warned the general public to be careful. The publication warned that INEC was not conducting any recruitment exercise currently. The publication read “SCAM ALERT!The attention of Independent National Electoral
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu said that Polling Units shall be redesigned by the Commission to ensure substantial compliance with the COVID-19 protocols established by health authorities. Among other things, the redesign would emphasise social distancing, general hygienic conduct and enforcement of COVID-19 prevention protocols. He said The commission disclosed
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Barely one week fire gutted the corporate affairs building in Abuja, The Media Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja has also been razed by another fire. THE DAILY VENDOR correspondent gathered that the fire started at about 12:20pm Friday, 17th April. Cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained as at the
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Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from deregistering 31 political parties. Justice Chikere, in her ruling, said having failed to counter the application by the applicants, the affected political parties had the legal right which must be protected. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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The All Progressives Congress has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to de-register more political parties to sanitise Nigeria’s electoral system. The Chairman of Ebonyi Chapter of APC, Mr Nwachukwu Eze, made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abakaliki. Eze said the de-registration process should continue until the
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has on Thursday, deregistered 74 political parties ahead of the 2021 Anambra governorship and 2023 general elections. With the new decision, Nigeria now has 18 political parties, according to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a press conference in Abuja. The successful parties are Accord Party, Action Alliance,
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The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra was on Sunday gutted by fire. Confirming the incident to journalists, SP Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer in the state command, said “the fire allegedly emanated from the bush burning. “However, the extent of the damages
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in those constituencies in Imo State where PDP state lawmakers defected to the All Possible Congress (APC). The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, during a media briefing in Abuja, also said the defected lawmakers had lost
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The Saturday legislative re-run election has commenced peacefully in Sokoto with high turnout of voters in Sokoto South and Sokoto North local government areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the exercise is being conducted for the states and House of Representatives seats. Malam Musa Muhammad, the Public Relations Officer
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, gave Certificate of Return to Senator Hope Uzodinma after the sacking of Governor Emeka Ihedioha by the Supreme Court. INEC initially said it would not issue a Certificate of Return to Uzodinma because it had not been served the enrolled order of the Supreme Court judgement which sacked
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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said it would not issue a Certificate of Return to Senator Hope Uzodinma because it had not been served the enrolled order of the Supreme Court judgment which sacked Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State. The commission was reacting to enquiries why it had not given Uzodimma the
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will on January 25 conduct House of Representatives re-run election in three local government areas of Ogun State. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abeokuta by Mrs Tadese Adenike, Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Office, Ogun. Adenike said INEC would
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Two Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff have been sentenced to 42 years imprisonment for collecting bribes. The 42 years jailed term was slammed on the INEC staff at a High Court sitting in Yola, presided by Justice Nathan Musa on Thursday. Justice Musa also asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the
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“corruption is increasing in Nigeria compared to other African countries” A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has advised African countries to restrategise their approaches in fighting corruption. Jega gave the advice while reviewing a book titled: “Curbing Electoral Spending” launched by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)
Read moreThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Monday expressed optimism that electronic collation and transmission of results would be achieved for the 2023 election. Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this during a national stakeholders’ forum on elections held in Abuja The event was organized by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room
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