By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter IMPROVED AND sustained funding has been sought by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to support the successful conduct of the 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, made the appeal d...
By JKNewsMedia ELIGIBLE NIGERIANS can now register for a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) through a new self-service online portal introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as part of efforts to simplify the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) process. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the commission also extended the on...
By JKNewsMedia POLITICAL PARTIES now have until midnight on Tuesday July 14, 2026, to submit the lists of their candidates for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections following an extension approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the commission said the previous deadl...
By JKNewsMedia ELIGIBLE NIGERIANS will have an additional two weeks to register as voters after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approved an extension of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the commission said the decision followed a review of the exercise and f...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RE-ELECTION in Ekiti State has returned the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, as governor after polling 319,224 votes in the governorship election conducted across the state’s 16 local government areas. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Returning Officer for the election, A...
By Collins Nwadike, JKNewsMedia Reporter PROCEEDINGS OVER the deregistration of five political parties took a fresh turn on Tuesday as the Court of Appeal in Abuja ordered a stay of execution of a Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to deregister the parties. JKNewsMedia.com reports that...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NATIONWIDE CONTINUOUS Voter Registration will resume for its third and final phase on Monday, May 11, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee. JKNewsMedia.com reports INE...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN 1.4 million National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members will be required to support the 2027 General Election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan disclosed this on Monday during a cour...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ELECTORAL PREPARATIONS have advanced as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed June 20 for the conduct of by elections in six states of the federation. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the INEC Chairman Prof Joash Amupitan announced the date during the swearing in of a new Natio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FORMAL STEPS towards the 2027 presidential election advanced on Tuesday as the All Progressives Congress (APC) commenced the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Bola Tinubu obtained the party’s presidential nomination forms throug...
