Nigeria INEC Appointments
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Former INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu has assumed his new role as Nigeria's Ambassador to Qatar. Separately, INEC is distributing sensitive materials for a senatorial bye-election in Rivers State and registering new voters in Imo State, despite security concerns.
Former INEC Chairman, Yakubu, Resumes As Ambassador in Qatar
- Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, former Chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has arrived in Doha to assume his duties as Nigeria's ambassador to Qatar. - His appointment by President Bola Tinubu marks a significant career shift into a strategically vital diplomatic posting for Nigeria's economic foreign policy. - Yakubu is expected to focus on attracting Foreign Direct In…
Ex-INEC boss Yakubu arrives Doha as Nigeria’s new Ambassador
- Professor Mahmood Yakubu, former INEC chairman, has arrived in Doha to assume his role as Nigeria's ambassador to Qatar. - Yakubu transitions from a high-profile domestic electoral office to a signi…
INEC distributes sensitive materials for Rivers senatorial bye-election
- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun distributing sensitive materials for the Rivers South-East Senatorial District bye-election. - The election will see 858,573 registered…
Nigerian Senatorial Aspirant Sues Party Over Candidate Substitution
- A senatorial aspirant in Imo State, Nigeria, has sued the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and INEC, seeking recognition as the party's candidate for the 2027 election. - The aspirant, Isaac Nwachu…
INEC registers over 11,800 new voters in Imo, despite security concerns
- INEC's Imo State office registered 11,839 new voters in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise. - Registration was suspended in Egbema due to security concerns but is expected to resume …
INEC, 2027 and the death of voter trust
- Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) faces criticism for voter disenfranchisement and data leaks, raising concerns about trust ahead of the 2027 elections. - The electoral body…
Nigeria's electoral commission faces scrutiny over voter data leak
- A Nigerian minister's aide leaked a Nollywood actor's personal voter details, sparking outrage and raising concerns about electoral integrity. - The incident highlights a deep trust deficit in Niger…