The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cleared the air on the issue of preloaded BVAS flying about on social media. The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is an electronic device designed to read Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and authenticate voters. It requires the voters’ fingerprints, which would help prove …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Oyo State, has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials ahead of Saturday’s general elections. The distribution of the sensitive materials to all 33 local government areas was done in the early hours of Thursday. Newsextra24 reports that the exercise was done at the …
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In preparation for the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, 25 February, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials to its local government offices. The electoral commission has already started distributing the materials to various locations ahead of the polls, according …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has removed the name of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency, Imo State, Albert Agulanna from the list of House of Representatives candidates scheduled for the February 25 election. The withdrawal followed the court order by the Appeal Court …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has debunked online reports that there was a bomb explosion in its offices at Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Gabriel Longpet told journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday that the report …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deployed 3,508 units of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, for the Presidential, House of Representatives and State House Assembly elections in Kogi State. The Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Gabriel Longpet, disclosed this during a press briefing …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it is set to deploy 4,104 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, for use in the same number of polling units for the conduct of the coming elections for which 2,196,566 residents have been registered as voters in Adamawa State. The INEC Resident Electoral …
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission says it has presented its cash requirement for prosecuting the forthcoming elections to the Central Bank of Nigeria, as requested by the apex bank. It expressed hope that its demand would be met with a positive response. The Chief Press secretary to the INEC Chairman, …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that all the National Assembly candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State are authentic and cannot be replaced. INEC made this known in a six-paragraph Affidavit of Facts released on February 13, 2023, in response to Suit Number HAD/12/2023, …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday said overcrowded polling units will be decongested to smaller polling units in the same location on election day. According to INEC, the decongestion will ease voting processes. The commission said the list of registered voters in the 176,846 polling units nationwide will be …
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