Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

INEC, Microsoft Warn Against AI Threats To 2027 Elections

By Omoyeni Ojeifo With 92 days to Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that artificial intelligence-generated disinformation,...

Algorithms must never decide the 2027 elections – INEC boss

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Dispelling earlier speculation, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explicitly excluded the use of artificial intelligence in determining the...

Guber candidates disqualification: INEC cites Supreme Court judgment on party registers

By Segun Adebayo Citing a binding Supreme Court judgment, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) clarified the exclusion of select candidates from the...

INEC Kicks Off 100-Day Countdown Ahead of 2027 Elections for 103m Voters

By Omoyeni Ojeifo With 100 days to the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has entered the final phase of...

2027: INEC Deploys AI To Detect Result Anomalies, Protect Election Database

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is deploying AI-driven anomaly detection tools to monitor database traffic and protect...

2027: INEC Voter Register Surges Past 103m As 10.6m New Applicants Enrol

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Nigeria’s National Register of Voters has crossed the 103 million mark following the addition...

2027 General Elections: INEC Releases Final List of 18 Presidential Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for Nigeria’s 2027 general...

Osun Decides: Tinubu Sues for Peace, Demands Free, Fair, and Peaceful Poll

In a bid to ease political tension ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, President Bola Tinubu has called on the Independent...

Court Forces INEC to Reprint Osun Election Ballots for SDP Inclusion

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Just three days before the Osun State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added Social Democratic Party...

IPAC Demands Electoral Integrity Ahead of Osun and 2027 Polls

By Omoyeni Ojeifo With the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship race and the 2027 general elections approaching, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC)...

INEC Extends Portal Upload Deadline for 2027 Governorship, Assembly Candidates

By Omoyeni Ojeifo INEC has extended the candidate submission deadline for the February 2027 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections by three...

2027 Polls: INEC, Yiaga Africa Launch Mega CVR Centre to Ease Voter Registration

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened a Mega Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Centre in Abuja to accommodate the...

Just In: 2027 Polls: Political Parties Get More Time as INEC Extends Candidate Submission Deadline

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a move that offers political parties a brief reprieve, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline...

INEC Grants 2-Week Fresh Window for Voter Registration Nationwide

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Eligible Nigerians who have not yet obtained their voter cards have another opportunity to register, as the Independent National Electoral...

Wike and Turaki Factions Issue Parallel Certificates to PDP Candidates, INEC to Decide

The internal fractures paralyzing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened on Wednesday following parallel ceremonies in Abuja, where opposing camps issued conflicting certificates...

APC Wins Big in Nasarawa, Enugu, Kano, and Ondo By-Elections; PDP Holds Rivers

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated Saturday’s by-elections, clinching key victories in Ondo, Nasarawa, Kano, Kebbi, and Enugu states. Meanwhile, the People’s...