Tagged: INEC
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria Wants To Vote in the Middle of a Pandemic
Following months of deliberation amidst the coronavirus pandemic in the country, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party and the main opposition, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Nigeria have released schedules for gubernatorial and local government elections in two states (Edo and Ondo) following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to move forward […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria responds to US Allegations of Rigging
In Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Department of State Services (DSS), as well as the civil society group, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA), have each come forward with responses to recent claims by the United States Department of State that security operatives in Nigeria intimidated voters, officials of the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria Changes Requirement for Presidency
The Senate in Nigeria has passed for second reading, a constitution amendment bill that proposes a Higher National Diploma (HND) or its equivalent, as the minimum qualification for citizens seeking to occupy the office of the president. It also requires that the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) be the minimum educational requirement for those contesting for […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria May Be Switching to Electronic Voting
Following the complications that occurred during and after the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, the country’s National Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has expressed optimism in its plan to make manual voting a thing of the past for the Nigerian voting community. The commission has expressed hope that technology will take center stage in the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
NigeriaDecides2019: Opposition and Ruling Party Accuse Each Other of Influencing Election Postponement
Following the surprise postponement of Nigeria’s general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the two biggest political parties have been entrenched in a battle of words, throwing accusations at each other. Throwing the first shot in reaction to the rescheduled polls, the Buhari Presidential Campaign Council, in a statement released by its spokesman, […]
The Election Network
These young Nigerians have their voter’s cards but will not vote
Eight million Nigerians are yet to collect their Permanent Voters Cards ahead of the February 16 elections in Nigeria, which is only about a week from now. While this has become an issue of concern and bickering between political parties and the electoral umpire, there are large pockets of Nigerians who have picked up their voters cards, […]
The Election Network
Nigeria’s electoral agency walks back plan to electronically transmit results
Citing legalities, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral agency would no longer pursue its plans to electronically transmit results from polling units across the country to the National Collation Centre. “In the absence of legal backing for electronic transmission, the commission can only do a nationwide pilot in 2019, ” INEC chairman, Prof […]