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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,...

Nigerian Senate Reverses Electronic Results Ban After Nationwide Protests Nigerian Senate chamber during debate on abortion amendment bill.

Chukwu Obinna February 10, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Senate reverses its controversial decision to block electronic transmission of election results after...

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...

SERAP Sues INEC Over Alleged ₦55.9bn 2019 Election Funds SERAP demands transparency in INEC Chairman appointment from Tinubu

Hussaini Ibrahim January 11, 2026

Abuja, Nigeria — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) files a lawsuit against the Independent National...

APGA’s Soludo Secures Landslide Victory in Anambra Governorship Poll Soludo celebrating victory after Anambra governorship election

Korede Abdullah November 9, 2025

ANAMBRA, Nigeria – Professor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) secures a resounding victory...

Court Orders Final Forfeiture of $49,700 from Ex-INEC Official Federal High Court Abuja during UN building bombing trial

Oluwafunbi Bello October 29, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered...

Oluwafunbi Bello October 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, has...

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...

Amupitan Takes Charge, Pledges Electoral Integrity, National Unity Professor Joash Amupitan during INEC handover ceremony in Abuja

Oluwafunbi Bello October 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, officially assumes office as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral...

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