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We are on track to deliver on our mandate- INEC

Web News 16 February 2023 281 0

Mosope Kehinde The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has reassured Nigerians of credible and fair polls in the forthcoming general election starting next week Saturday. Resident Electoral Commissioners in Oyo state, Dr Adeniran Tella and his Ekiti state counterpart, Professor Continue Reading

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2023: Scrutinizing the Landscape

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Come February 25 this year, the Nigerian electorate go to the poll to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, who ceases to pilot the affairs of the country after May 29, as well as National Assembly lawmakers, while governorship and state assembly candidates know their fate on March 11. Candidates slugging it out for […]Continue Reading

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No election in 240 polling units – INEC

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Less than 12 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission says election will not hold in 240 polling units. The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu stated this at a meeting with leaders of political parties on Monday. Yakubu stated nobody chose to vote in these polling units. Details later…. Culled / Titilayo […]Continue Reading

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2023 Elections; Naira Notes & Fuel Palava

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By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan It’s less than three weeks to the general elections in Nigeria with the presidential and national assembly elections coming up on the 25th of  February, 2023. However, as the day approaches, Nigerians are still in the daily struggle to recover their purchasing and have easy access to fuel. Despite the fact that […]Continue Reading

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2023 election dates remain sacrosanct – INEC Boss

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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday said the February 25 and March 11 elections will hold despite the fuel scarcity and the limited availability of Naira notes nationwide. Yakubu revealed this to State House Correspondents shortly after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari and others members of the Continue Reading

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INEC Insists Elections will be Peaceful

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By Mosope Kehinde Eligible voters in Oyo state on Saturday participated in the mock verification and accreditation exercise embarked on by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the state. Radio Nigeria correspondent, who was on the entourage of INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, Dr Adeniran Tella to monitor the exercise, reports that […]Continue Reading

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UPDATED: INEC Conducts Mock Accreditation in Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun

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By Dupe Isename, Amos Ogunrinde, Wale Oluokun The Independent National Electoral Commission , INEC is today conducting mock accreditations nationwide with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System , BIVAS. The exercise is in furtherance evaluation of the technical evaluation of the device which is part of preparations for the forthcoming general election. According to a Continue Reading

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INEC Concludes Plan for Mock Voters’ Accreditation, Verification Exercise

Web News 2 February 2023 350 0

By Mosope Kehinde The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Oyo state has concluded arrangements to conduct mock Voters’ Accreditation and Verification exercises in twelve polling units under three Senatorial districts in the state. INEC Residents Electoral Commissioner in Oyo state, Dr Adeniran Tella made this known at a meeting to intimate stakeholders on Continue Reading

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BVAS Mock Accreditation Takes Place February 4

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a mock accreditation exercise would be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023 in 436 polling units nationwide to test the functionality of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the general election. INEC’s National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made this known at a meeting with Resident Electoral […]Continue Reading

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2023 Election: Residents Allege Extortion at PVC Collection Centre

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By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan Collection of Permanent Voter Cards in the past used to be a herculean task as the electorate had to queue and make repeated visits to INEC local governments before they can access it. It was in a bid to address the problem that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had to decentralize […]Continue Reading

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All About Ballot, not Bullets,Trading

Web News 23 January 2023 377 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan Synonymous with elections are violence and vote trading. Like a common Yoruba saying, “Ọmọ ọlọ́mọ là ń rán nísẹ́ de tòrutòru, which literarily means, those who use other people’s children to perpetrate evil will never use any of theirs, young people are the ones often used to foment trouble during electoral processes. […]Continue Reading

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Ogun Residents Appraise INEC on Decentralization of PVC Collection

Web News 19 January 2023 361 0

Nigerians have been urged to take advantage of the ongoing decentralization of the process for the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to empower themselves ahead of this year’s general elections.  A cross-section of residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital, who gave the advice while speaking with […]Continue Reading

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PVC Extension: Olubadan Pats INEC on the Back

Web News 14 January 2023 383 0

*Calls for Credible Polls The Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Sen. Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its decision to extend the collection of Permanent Voter’s Cards by eligible Nigerians by one week. The monarch while lauding the electoral umpire also used the occasion to charge Nigerians yet […]Continue Reading

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Akeredolu Lauds INEC for Introduction of BVAS

Web News 14 January 2023 341 0

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System. Akeredolu noted that with the introduction of the new technology, it would be impossible for elections to be rigged again in Nigeria. The governor, who stated that in his office, in Akure, when he […]Continue Reading

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INEC Tasks Oyo Electorate on PVC Collection, Says Deadline Extended

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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Oyo State has announced the extension of the Collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in all the 351 Registration Areas/ Ward Collation Centers of INEC 33 Local Government Area Offices, as part of preparations towards the forthcoming General Election in the state. In a statement, the Resident Electoral Commissioner Continue Reading

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INEC Concerned over More Than 947,000 Uncollected PVCs in Oyo

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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Oyo State says there are over Nine hundred and forty-seven thousand uncollected permanent voter cards, PVCs in the state as of Tuesday, the 10th of this month. INEC Head of Voter Education, Oyo State, Mrs Rosemary Adeniyi disclosed this in a telephone interview with Radio Nigeria correspondent in […]Continue Reading

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INEC Sensitizes Nigerians on PVCs Collection

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has again stressed the need for residents of Ekiti State who are yet to collect their permanent voter’s cards, PVCs, to do so in order to choose leaders of their choice in the forthcoming elections. Ekiti state INEC Resident Electoral Commission, Professor Ayobami Salami stated this in Ado Ekiti […]Continue Reading

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INEC Begins Devolution of PVCs in Oyo

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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Oyo State has begun the devolution of the Collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to 351 Registration Areas/ Ward Collation Centers in all the 33 INEC Local Government Area Offices ahead of preparations towards the forthcoming General Election in the State. In a statement by the Resident Electoral Commissioner […]Continue Reading

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INEC Affirms Stand on Deadline for PVC Collection

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the deadline for the collection of permanent voters cards, PVC will not exceed the 22nd of January 2023. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Osun State, Doctor Mutiu Agboke stated this in Ilesa while speaking with Radio Nigeria. Doctor Agboke said the commission was worried over the slow […]Continue Reading

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Buying PVCs is an effort in futility- INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says anyone buying Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections is wasting time, energy and resources. The INEC National Commissioner in Charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Festus Okoye stated this in Ibadan at a training for journalists organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists […]Continue Reading

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2023: INEC Calls for Collaboration of Stakeholders

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Osun State says politicians cannot bypass the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, technology by the purchase of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Dr Mutiu Agboke made the call during his visit to the Commander, Nigeria Army, Engineering Construction Command, Ede, Continue Reading

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We have alternatives for BVAS failure – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has plans should the Bimodal Voter Registration System fails during the forthcoming 2023 elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday noted that the Commission had trained technicians who would be on standby at Continue Reading

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INEC Decries Low PVC Collection in Osun

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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Osun State, has decried the low turnout of electorates who came for the collection of their Permanent Voter card. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Dr. Mutiu Agboke stated this in an interview with Newsmen during a sensitisation rally around Osogbo, Osun State […]Continue Reading

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Stay away from fraudulent acts – Osun REC to Corps Members

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned corps members who will be participating in the conduct of the 2023 elections against fraudulent acts during the election. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC in Osun State, Dr Mutiu Agboke gave the warning during a sensitisation training for corps members at the National Youth Service Corps, […]Continue Reading

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INEC Begins PVC Distribution

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will begin the distribution of the Permanent Voters Card (PVC), on December 12, 2022. The Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye disclosed this while speaking at a parley with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from the 36 states of the federation and the […]Continue Reading