With teledensity of over 100, Nigeria can go on e-voting come 2019—Alder Consulting
Founder of leading business development group, Alder Consulting, Mr. Leke Alder has called on the federal government and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to draw inspiration from the unprecedented surge in Nigeria’s teledensity and think electronic voting come 2019…
2019: Federal High Court in Enugu to give judgment on election sequence suit
…NASS made no representation nor file any document Whereas the National Assembly is said to be waiting for the constitutional 90 day to veto the denied Presidential Assent on the Electoral Act Amendments Bill that specifically seeks to alter the…
2019 Elections: 7,800,000 PVCs yet to be collected nationwide, 1.4m in Lagos alone
Investigations by Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU) on issues surrounding permanent voter’s cards (PVCs), have shown that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) currently has over 7,800,000 PVCs that are yet to be collected nationwide. Out of the number, Lagos…
INEC may invoke sanctions against campaigns before 90 days to 2019 election
As part of providing level playing ground for all prospective participants in 2019 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written a letter warning to all political parties, asking them to stop campaigns pending when it 90 days to…
INEC agrees voter register not used in Kano LG election, silent on ending crime
The underage voter controversies trailing the recently conducted Local Government elections in Kano State which apparently coincided with similar claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 presidential election may take time to settle, if the comments of…
El-Rufai joins Alder Consulting boss to seek use of electronic voting for 2019 elections
Even though the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu had made it clear that electronic voting will not be used for 2019 election, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has called for introduction of…
INEC opens up on serial operational expenditure on ICT to buoy election management
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it is spending so much on building Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure tailored to deepen awareness in order to build trust in the system. According to the chairman of the agency,…
2019 Elections: INEC decries lack of powers to punish campaigners’ ahead of time
A development capable of raising legal issues ahead of 2019 general elections may be loading considering the rate at which politicians are declaring their interests and setting up campaign structures including billboards at strategic places nationwide even before the constitutional…
Strong budgetary provision made in 2018 budget for 2019 general elections—Minister
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, has said barring any objection by the National Assembly on the budgetary provision for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conduct of 2019 election, there will be no fear…
Delays in releasing INEC findings on alleged underage voters in 2015 worry PDP, others
A number of international agencies monitoring national elections and the leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have increased pressure on the leadership of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release its findings on underage voters in various states,…
