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The Digest: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Joash Amupitan has stated that Nigerians should not expect a flawless electoral process, arguing that no election anywhere in the world can be completely perfect. Speaking on how electoral success should be measured...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the 2027 presidential and national assembly elections to January 16, 2027, with governorship and state assembly polls now set for February 6, 2027. National Commissioner Mohammed Haruna announced the new timetable...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the delay in declaring results for the Kuje area council election to challenges in two wards, Central and Kabi. Abubakar Dambo, the supervising resident electoral commissioner, told The Nation that collation...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of results from Saturday's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections on its Results Viewing Portal (IReV). As of 6:28 pm, 809 out of 1,401 results (57.74 percent) from the Abuja Municipal...

The Digest: The Obidient Movement has raised concerns over an alleged malfunction of the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) during Saturday's FCT Area Council elections, claiming results uploaded from several polling units were not reflecting on the...

The Digest: Some ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were caught sleeping at their duty posts during Saturday's FCT area council elections, due to extremely low voter turnout. In many polling units across the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), particularly in...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to meet its 8:30 am scheduled kick-off for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council election on Saturday, with sensitive materials yet to leave Registration Area Centres (RACs) as of 9 am. At Lugbe Primary School RAC...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct its first major outing under the newly signed Electoral Act 2026 this Saturday, with FCT Area Council elections and critical bye-elections in Rivers and Kano states serving as a litmus test for the legal framework...

The Digest: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Joash Amupitan has warned that vote buying will not be tolerated in the February 21 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections. Speaking at a high-level stakeholders' forum in Abuja, Amupitan said EFCC and ICPC...

The Digest: Proceedings in the House of Representatives turned chaotic on Tuesday as lawmakers clashed over a motion seeking to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill. Francis Waive, chairman of the rules and business committee, moved the motion to reverse the December 23...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed February 24, 2026, to hear a suit seeking to compel the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party, Zenith Labour Party, and Action Alliance over alleged constitutional breaches. The suit, filed by the...

The Digest: The Senate has defended its decision to make electronic transmission of election results discretionary rather than mandatory, citing empirical data on Nigeria's communication and power infrastructure. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele clarified in a statement that Clause 60(3) of the...

The Digest: Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), expressing confidence in victory. Speaking at the OBIDIENT Conference in Uyo, Obi alleged he left the...

The Digest: As controversy rages over INEC's 2027 election dates coinciding with Ramadan, historical precedent shows the electoral body has shifted dates before in response to religious concerns. In 2003, INEC initially fixed governorship and state assembly elections for April 19, Holy...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its leading figure, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, have taken opposing positions on INEC's 2027 election timetable. The ADC welcomed the early release of dates, presidential polls February 20, governorship March 6, describing it as...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified the rationale behind the 2027 election dates following stakeholder concerns about possible clashes with national holidays and observances. In a statement by National Commissioner Mohammed Kudu Haruna, INEC explained...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is facing social media backlash after announcing that the 2027 general elections will fall within the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Chairman Joash Amupitan fixed presidential and National Assembly elections for February 20...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the 2027 general elections, fixing Presidential and National Assembly elections for February 20, 2027, and Governorship and State Assembly elections for March 6, 2027. Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a proposed budget of N873.78 billion for the conduct of the 2027 general elections. Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan submitted the proposal on Thursday to the joint Senate and House Committee on Electoral Matters at...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declined to comment on the controversy surrounding the Senate's Electoral Act amendment, particularly the clause on real-time electronic transmission of election results. Adedayo Oketola, chief press secretary to INEC...