Election News Trend December 2018
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Updating the National Voters’ Register
At the end of August, 2018, INEC disclosed that it had registered 14,551,482 new voters, bringing the total number of registered voters in Nigeria to about 84 million....
Stolen PVCs?
There are increasing reports emanating from several States of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) being stolen. In Lagos State, where there are 1.5million uncollected PVCs, 2000 were confiscated from...
INEC holds Bye Elections in Four States
On Saturday, 17th November, 2018, INEC conducted bye-elections in Bauchi, Cross River, Katsina and Kwara States. The bye elections were held following a declaration of vacant seats in...
INEC promises more Voting Points during the 2019 Elections
The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Committee on Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye has expressed the Commission’s intention to create more voting points in polling units...
INEC awaits Formal Passage and Assent to Election Budget
The 2019 general elections are less than 90 days away and the funds from the approved N189 billion budget for the polls are yet to be released to...
Nigeria awaits Presidential Assent to Electoral Act Amendment Bill
Nigeria is now in the second week of transmission to the President of the amendment made to the Electoral Act 2010. With just a few months to go...
2019 Election Campaign set to flag-off
According to INEC’s timetable for the 2019 general elections, campaigns for national elections will kick off on Sunday, 18th November, 2018. State elections, which comprise Governorship and State...
INEC displays Voters’ Register Display and Clean-up Exercise
INEC began the nationwide display of the Register of Voters on 6th November, 2018, providing citizens with the final opportunity to raise claims and objections and verify their...