Political analysis, national security dispatches, and court proceedings from across Nigeria.
INECAAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called for a minimum wage of ₦500,000 for INEC staff, arguing that properly compensating electoral workers is essential to protecting the credibility of Nigeria’s elections. Sowore made the demand following comments by INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan that workers at the electoral commission were the least paid in Nigeria. […]
INECThe Independent National Electoral Commission is set to engage Nigerians and major electoral stakeholders on Tuesday as preparations for the 2027 general elections enter the final 100-day stretch. The commission will hold a World Press Conference and national stakeholders’ meeting on October 6 at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, with INEC […]
INECThe Independent National Electoral Commission has raised concerns over the growing use of artificial intelligence to produce and circulate manipulated content, warning that the trend could pose a serious challenge to information credibility ahead of the 2027 elections. The commission said the widespread availability of generative AI had made the production of fabricated audio, video […]
INECThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is stepping up preparations for the 2027 general elections with a new real-time monitoring system, as the national voter register approaches the 100 million mark and more than 10.7 million new voters have been registered. The commission said the readiness tracker will allow its leadership to monitor election preparations […]
INECINEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan has raised the alarm over a new threat to Nigeria’s 2027 election, warning that AI-generated videos, audio and images could deceive millions of voters before the false claims are detected. Amupitan raised the concern in a keynote address delivered at the 13th Annual International Conference of the Association of Communication […]
INECThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has maintained that regular deployment of military personnel during elections is unnecessary, saying soldiers should only be engaged when exceptional security challenges require support for civil authorities. Representing INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan at a seminar in Abuja, the commission’s Director of Legal, Al-Hassan Umar, said the Constitution clearly […]