LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will continue to deepen the use of technology in the conduct of elections, especially the electronic transmission of polls results and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who said this yesterday in Abuja, explained that the uploading of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has reiterated that political parties must abide by the provisions of the law, INEC’s regulations and guidelines as well as their Constitutions and guidelines in choosing their candidates in future elections. Stressing that INEC will monitor the primaries as required by law,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu says the commission will require N305 billion to conduct the 2023 general elections. He disclosed this during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriation at the National Assembly on Monday. The INEC boss also noted that the amount will enable…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met today 9th December 2021 and deliberated on a number of issues, including the conduct of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Elections. A press statement signed by INEC . National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq sighted by NewsRangers…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded 4,420,391 fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as of Monday, Nov. 29. INEC disclosed this in a Weekly update on CVR for 2nd Quarter Week Eight in Abuja on Monday. It said that as of Monday, Nov. 29 at…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday in Lagos, has disclosed that election rigging has become a thing of the past with the use of technology. Speaking at an interactive session with online Publishers, Yakubu, who called for a stronger INEC/Media partnership to foster strong democratic Nigeria, said…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its timetable and schedule of activities for next year’s (2022) Governorship Elections in Ekiti and Osun States. According to the Party’s official notice signed by the National Secretary of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudodehe, sale of nomination forms…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the winner of the Anambra State 2021 gubernatorial election, foremost civil society election observation organisation in Nigeria, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has called for the improvement of election equipment especially the Biometric Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). The group, on Wednesday, also…
