Election News Trend January 2019
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INEC reveals plans for IDPs’ voting at the General Elections
Following media reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made provisions for diaspora or out-of-country voting for the 2019 General elections, INEC has asked Nigerians to...
NEDG holds Vice Presidential Debate
On Friday, 14th December, 2018, the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), with support from the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room set...
ICPC Pledges to Monitor Vote-Buying
A nation-wide campaign to discourage and educate about vote-buying had been launched by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as part of efforts to...
US Pre-Election Assessment Mission Delegation visits Nigeria
A joint delegation from the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) visited Nigeria on the 17th December 2018, to conduct what it called an...
President Buhari declines Assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill for the 4th time
Citing errors in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and closeness to the elections, the President for the 4th time in less than 12 months declined assent to the...
INEC finalises List of Candidates for 2019 General Elections
As the period for the withdrawal/replacement of Candidates for the 2019 elections comes to a close, INEC is set to publish a final list of Candidates, who will...
INEC appoints New Secretary to the Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, 6 December, 2018 approved the appointment of Mrs. Rose Orianran-Anthony, the former Administrative Secretary of Delta State as Secretary to the...
Situation Room holds Retreat and Strategy Meeting
Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room rose from its retreat in Lagos on the 4th and 5th of December, 2018 with strategies to engage the 2019 general elections. Some...