The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced its 2026 recruitment exercise, calling on qualified Nigerians to apply for entry-level vacancies spanning Grade Levels 07, 08, 09, 10 and 12. According to a recruitment notice published on the commission’s website, the online application portal opened on Monday, July 20, and …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied claims of the factional leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala Gombe, that its presidential candidate and other elective positions have been uploaded on the commission’s portal. Newsextra24 reports that Bala, in a statement on Sunday, claimed that the faction gained …
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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disregard a Federal High Court judgment being relied upon by its expelled former National Chairman, Shehu Musa Gabam, insisting that the decision cannot supersede an existing Supreme Court ruling on the party’s leadership. The party stated …
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The Federal High Court in Gombe has adjourned the lawsuit challenging the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Gombe South Senatorial District until July 22, 2026, when both sides will present their final written addresses before judgment. The case is being heard by Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed following a …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration by two weeks. The exercise, which was earlier scheduled to end on July 10, will now close on Friday, July 24, 2026. Newsextra24 reports that the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is set to introduce “downloadable Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs” for voters who have misplaced or defaced their original cards. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this when he received the Director-General of National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, who paid a courtesy …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission says no fewer than 1,565,873 Nigerians have successfully completed their voter registration as of June 26. The figure was recorded at the end of the seventh week of Phase III of the commission’s continuous voter registration exercise. According to statistics released by INEC on Tuesday …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted access codes to nine registered political parties to enable them upload the names of their candidates for the 2027 general elections. The parties reportedly include the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Nigeria Democratic Congress …
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Rt Hon. Leke Joseph Abejide has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Yagba Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general election, following the successful upload of his nomination details to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) candidate nomination portal. The development officially confirms Abejide’s status as …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has started a two-day training for political party officials on the INEC Candidate Nomination Portal, ICNP, as part of preparations for the 2027 General Election. —Training targets a hitch-free nomination process— The session, holding June 25-26 at The Electoral Institute, TEI, Abuja, is designed …
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