INEC

June 17, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission says 1,059,360 registered voters are expected to participate in Saturday’s Ekiti State Governorship Election 2026, with over 1.02 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) already collected ahead of the highly anticipated...

June 15, (THEWILL) — A fresh legal twist has emerged in the growing controversy surrounding the status of political parties ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections after the Federal High Court sitting in Owerri upheld the legal registration of...

June 15, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), over failure to meet constitutional electoral performance requirements. The other...

June 15, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over low voter registration in Akwa Ibom State, warning that poor participation in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise could undermine citizen representation in the...

June 14, (THEWILL) — Controversy seems to dog the current leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, like a second name. Since he was appointed National Chairman of the Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan has had more than his...

June 12 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has charged Nigeria’s electoral management body, security agencies, and political actors to ensure that the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti State and Osun State are conducted peacefully, transparently, and in a manner...

June 11, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled June 16 to June 25, 2026, for political parties to conduct special primaries in newly restored constituencies across Benue, Delta, Jigawa, and Kogi states, ahead of the...

June 09, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has filed appeals against two recent Federal High Court judgements that questioned aspects of its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election,...

June 03, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified a crackdown on the alleged illegal access and unauthorised disclosure of sensitive voter records belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The police detained an electoral official and...

June 02, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission has ruled out any external cyber intrusion into its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database, insisting that preliminary forensic reviews show no hacking incident or breach of its ICT infrastructure. However, the...