Festus Okoye
6 Jul
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has filed a six-count charge against the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari.
23 Jun
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will conduct a review of the just-concluded 2023 general election.
26 Mar
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that Governors-elect and Deputy Governors-elect in states where elections have been concluded will be awarded their individual certificates of return between Wednesday, March 29 and Friday, March 31, 2023.
13 Mar
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will complete the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) by Tuesday, March 14. INEC National Commissioner Festus Okoye said this during Channels Television's Sunday Politics. Okoye said no political party will be allowed to look into the brain of the BVAS used for voter accreditation…
9 Mar
With barely 48 hours to the conduct of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, the Court of Appeal, yesterday, refused to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines.
28 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will resume the ongoing 2023 Presidential election results collation at 2 pm.
26 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said technical challenges with its system were responsible for the delay in uploading the presidential election results to its Results Viewing Portal (IReV).
23 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched a new short-code -4623 toward fighting fake news, ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Election.
6 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) won't allow identity theft on election day.
2 Feb
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured Nigerians that the attack on its office in Anambra State on Wednesday won’t deter it from conducting the forthcoming general elections.
13 Jan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) nationwide by one week.
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