INEC Commissioners: Buhari re-presents Lauretta Onochie, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-presented the confirmation of Lauretta Onochie, his Special Assistant on Social Media and five others for appointment as National Commissioners for […]
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Anambra, FCT Elections: INEC harps on conduct of valid party primaries
By Chimezie Godfrey The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties to avoid the conduct of acrimonious and skewed primary elections in the […]
S’West RECs, others deliberate on 5-year INEC strategic plan
Top management staffers of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the South-West, on Tuesday, converged on Ibadan to validate the draft document on strategic plan […]
INEC working within timelines for resumption of continuous voter registration – Official
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is working within its timelines for the nationwide resumption of continuous voter registration (CVR) on June 28. Mr […]
INEC to harmonise reports from states on polling units expansion
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans harmonise reports from states on Polling Units (PUs) expansion, to ensure that they are in conformity […]
NGO to implement UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers Programme in Adamawa
African International Documentary Festival Foundation (AFIDFF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says it is set to implement the UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers programme in Sukur, Adamawa. […]
INEC creates 2,358 additional polling units in Plateau
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created 2,358 additional polling units out of existing voting points in Plateau. Mr Halilu Pai, the state INEC […]
INEC creates 1,162 additional polling units in Ebonyi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created 1,162 additional polling units in Ebonyi, bring the total polling units in the state to 2, 947. […]
INEC commences nationwide verification for Polling Units expansion
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday commenced a nationwide verification exercise for centres proposed for voting units to be converted to polling units […]
2023: INEC reorganizes departments, creates more, says Okoye
By Chimezie Godfrey The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reorganized its departments of Legal Services, Clearance and Complaints (LSC &CC) and Voter Education and […]
FG receives stolen Ile-Ife Artifact from Mexico
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, on Thursday in Abuja received a stolen Ile-Ife artifact recovered from Mexico. Receiving the artifact, he called […]
Benin Bronze and Restitution: The Journey Thus Far, By Yusuf M Tuggar
Much has been written and said of late about the Benin Bronzes and Africa’s struggle for restitution of its stolen cultural properties in general. As […]
INEC to conduct by-election for Rimba/Ebagi Ward of Abaji Area Council on April 24
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 24 for the Rimba/Ebagi Ward of Abaji Area Council by-election in the FCT. The commission disclosed […]
INEC clarifies role in adjustment of electoral constituency boundaries
By Chimezie Godfrey The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained its responsibilities in the division and adjustment of electoral constituency boundaries in the country. […]
INEC solicits NASS support on conversion of voting points to polling units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has solicited the National Assembly’s support to convert existing voting points in the country to polling units. […]
ACF advises INEC on Polling Units, Yakubu disagrees
The pan northern socio-cultural organization, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has strongly advised the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to convert existing Voting Points and Voting […]
Identification: CBN directs banks, others, to accept travel documents, refugee ID card
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks and other financial institutions to, henceforth, accept Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRCTD) and Refugee […]
Refugee Commission meets Cameroonian Officials over Buhari’s repatriation directives
By Chimezie Godfrey The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed Lado has met with officials of […]
Ignore fake merchants, INEC is not recruiting – Official
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from the activities of “fake employment merchants and racketeers who open fake employment websites, collect money […]
Understanding Buhari’s social intervention programmes
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Around 2016 or thereabout, our paths crossed. We met in the house of Muhammed Idris Malagi, the Chairman of Blueprint Newspaper […]
Farouq inaugurates governing council of National Commission for PWDs
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has inaugurated the governing council of the National Commission for […]
National Commission for PWDs will address challenges – Farouq
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has said that the creation of the National Commission […]
Humanitarian Ministry synergizes with stakeholders on transparency
By Chimezie Godfrey The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has concluded a Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop and Orientation on its […]
Prof Olufemi Peters elected new Vice Chancellor, NOUN
Olufemi A. Peters, a Professor of Chemistry, Thursday emerged as the newly elected Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Peters, 64, […]
No constitutional breach in Yakubu’s reappointment for INEC job — Okoye
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said that there was no breach of constitution in the nomination of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as the […]