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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last month said it intends to update the 119,973 Polling Units (PUs) and over 57,000 voting Points (VPs) Nigeria has been stuck with for 25 years. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, said this in Abuja at the end of the management meeting of the commission. The decision is to reflect the realities of population growth and the establishment of new settlements in the country. I...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the National Assembly to support its effort to convert the existing polling points to polling units and to relocate some of them to underserved areas. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum organised by the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters held on Tuesday in Abuja, […]

President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the 9th Assembly

Time running out to vote for your favourite song and artist in the Djooky Music Awards Share Fans of the Djooky Music Awards (DMA) have just a few more days to vote for their favourite artists and songs, before the winner is announced at the end of the month. The awards, which take place four times a year, aims to give musicians and singers an opportunity to showcase their talent and find their audiences giving a much-needed boost to the music industry. The winner will receive a round trip to ...

Nseobong Okon-Ekong and Chuks Okocha write that the resolve by the Independent National Electoral Commission to create and expand existing Polling Units across the country ahead of the 2023 national elections has been received with suspicion in some quarters, while the commission advances compelling reasons for the exercise The ongoing effort by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to get the understanding of all stakeholders in order to have a smooth increase in the number of P...

Share Issues relating to polling units in democracy remain critical because of the role of the electorate. In this report, KUNLE ODEREMI and TAIWO AMODU write on the plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to create more polling units across the country vis-a-vis the credibility of elections. Polling unit constitutes a fundamental building block for credible election. It serves as the real platform for eligible citizens to exercise their franchise since a polling unit or st...

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, 12 northern states are demanding for 3,323 additional Polling Units (PUs) as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins the process of creating new PUs in an attempt to expand Nigerians access to elections.

National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be fair to

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the current numbers of the polling units (PUs) are grossly inadequate, leading to crisis during elections. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a meeting with media executives in Abuja on Friday. COVID-19: Nigerian mobile court hands out fines for mask violations Only opposition politicians […]

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 2, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to meet with stakeholders in a few weeks time to address the inadequacies of Polling Units (PUs) in Nigeria. INEC disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in Abuja on Tuesday. Okoye said that the decision was reached at the end of its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The stakeholders, according to him...