• Cloned cards have no place in 2015 Elections – INEC Chairman

    Cloned cards have no place in 2015 Elections – INEC Chairman0

    Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has warned politicians and Nigerians intending to undermine the electoral process by presenting cloned cards for accreditation during the March 28th and April 11th elections that such will be efforts in futility. Professor Jega who answered questions on INEC’s preparedness for the polls at

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  • INEC distributes fifty two million PVCs nationwide

    INEC distributes fifty two million PVCs nationwide0

    As at yesterday, February 17, 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had distributed 52,275,367 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) nationwide out of 68,833,476 number of registered voters. This figure represents 75.94 per cent of the PVCs distributed thus far. Below is a breakdown of the distribution according to states: S/N States Number of Registered Voters

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  • INEC re-schedules February polls, gives security reason

    INEC re-schedules February polls, gives security reason0

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday announced that the 2015 general elections earlier scheduled for February have been re-scheduled. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, last Saturday, during a press briefing held at the Commission’s headquarters, gave security reason for the re-scheduling of the February 14th and 28th elections. The elections will now

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  • Voter Registration: INEC Extends Exercise In 12 States

    Voter Registration: INEC Extends Exercise In 12 States0

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Phase II of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise for seven days in twelve states. The exercise shall run from Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th September 2014, between 8.00am and 4.00pm at the Local Government Area level of each of the states, namely; Anambra, Bauchi, Cross

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