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March 26, 2015
2015 General Elections, SR Statements Issued

STATEMENT BY THE NIGERIA CIVIL SOCIETY SITUATION ROOM ON THE CONDUCT OF SECURITY AGENCIES DURING ELECTIONS

Issued 26th March 2015 Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room urges theNigerian military and other security and law enforcement agencies to be mindful that global attention is focused on Nigeria...

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March 25, 2015
2015 General Elections, SR Statements Issued

STATEMENT BY THE NIGERIA CIVIL SOCIETY SITUATION ROOM ON PREPARATIONS FOR NIGERIA’S GENERAL ELECTIONS HOLDING ON 28 MARCH AND 11 APRIL 2015

Introduction Nigeria’s general elections will be held March 28, 2015, after a six-week postponement. Fourteen candidates including the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, will vie for the presidency, while...

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March 23, 2015
2015 General Elections

DISTRIBUTION OF PERMANENT VOTERS CARDS

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION DISTRIBUTION OF PERMANENT VOTERS CARDS AS AT 21-Mar-15 21-Mar-15 S/N States Number of Registered Number of Cards Remarks Voters Collected by Voters % (a)...

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March 19, 2015
2015 General Elections, SR Statements Issued

SITUATION ROOM STATEMENT ON THE VISIT OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL ON POLITICAL AFFAIRS

– Tuesday, 17th March 2015 The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General on Political Affairs, Jerry Feltman visited the Situation Room Secretariat on Tuesday, 17th March 2015 and met with...

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March 19, 2015
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Effectiveness of the Permanent Voter Card & Card Reader Machines in Curbing Election Fraud

By Engr. Chidi Nwafor, Director, ICT INEC Presented at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue Session with INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday, 18th March 2015.

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March 13, 2015
2015 General Elections, SR Partners News

INTERIM OBSERVATION REPORT ON THE FIELD TESTING OF THE SMART CARD READER MACHINES (SRC) BY YIAGA

Issued on 10th March 2015. In pursuit of its goal of enhancing the quality of electoral processes through citizens’ oversight Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA) deployed 195 observers...

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March 9, 2015
2015 General Elections, SR Statements Issued

STATEMENT BY THE NIGERIA CIVIL SOCIETY SITUATION ROOM ON THE MOCK ACCREDITATION/CARD READER DEMONSTRATION HELD ON SATURDAY, 7TH MARCH 2015

Issued: 3.00pm, Monday, 9th March 2015 Ahead of the 2015 general elections scheduled for March 28th and April 11th 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a field...

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March 7, 2015
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PVC & Card Reader FactSheet

This fact sheet has been produced to give an overview of some of the issues surrounding permanent voters cards (PVCs) and electronic card readers.

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March 7, 2015
2015 General Elections, Resources

Why Permanent Voters Card & Card Readers Should Matter to Voters

The use of ‘permanent’ voters cards (PVCs) and an electronic card reader for verifying accreditation of voters has attracted some controversy and a considerable number of court cases.

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March 5, 2015
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Understanding The Use Of Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) & Card Reader In The 2015 Elections

Voting during the 2015 General Elections would be conducted using the Permanent Voters' Cards (PVC) and electronic Card Readers.