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Oluwafunbi Bello April 30, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun a statewide display of the voter register...

Oluwafunbi Bello April 11, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postpones its nationwide voter revalidation exercise until after...

Civic Rights at Risk: Uncollected PVCs and the Growing Threat to Youth Participation in Nigeria’s 2027 Elections Stacks of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards inside INEC office Abuja(Photo credit: Oluwafunbi Bello/AHR)

Oluwafunbi Bello April 10, 2026

Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), the instruments through which Nigerian citizens exercise their civic right to elect leaders...

INEC Projects ₦873bn Cost for 2027 General Elections INEC officials presenting election budget at the National Assembly

Chukwu Obinna February 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s election management body projects nearly ₦874 billion to conduct the 2027 general elections,...

Civil Society Slams Senate Over ‘Watered-Down’ Electoral Act Changes Nigerian civil society condemns Senate’s removal of mandatory electronic result transmission from Electoral Act amendments.

Mirian Gom February 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s leading election monitoring coalition criticises the Senate for passing what it calls a...

Nigeria Moves to Advance Diaspora Voting Bill for Overseas Citizens Speaker Tajudeen Abbas announces plans for Nigeria’s Diaspora Voting Bill in Abuja

Chukwu Obinna October 27, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has announced plans to advance the Diaspora Voting Bill, paving the...

Tinubu Swears in Amupitan as New INEC Chairman President Bola Tinubu swears in Professor Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman at the Presidential Villa Abuja