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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates for Nigeria’s 2027 general election.

Other prominent candidates include Oyo State Governor Oluseyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Sandy Ojang Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

Meanwhile, four women appear on the list of vice-presidential candidates. They are Peace Egobia of the APP, Nafisat Usaku of the Democratic Labour Alliance (DLA), Hajja Bintu Konto of the Labour Party and Patience Ndidi Key of the YPP.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has started a training of trainers for state coordinating supervisors of its Electoral Operations Support Centre, EOSC.

The aim is to make the reporting of election incidents faster and more accurate ahead of the 2027 General Election.

INEC shared this in a post online on Wednesday.

The training is organised by its Electoral Operations Department and is meant to give the supervisors the skills to run EOSC activities and train the staff who will support election operations.

Speaking at the event, the Deputy Director, Operations, Jibril Mohammed, represented the Director of Electoral Operations, Isa Magaji.

He said the programme is meant to build teams that can give quick and reliable support across the country.

Mohammed said every report involves a real situation affecting people.

According to him, every call or dashboard entry could involve election staff, materials, processes or voters who need guidance and practical help.

He urged the supervisors to give clear direction and use good judgement when leading their teams.

He also asked participants to pass on what they learn to staff at the state level.

He said the success of the training will be measured by how confidently and effectively the people they train do their jobs during the elections.

He encouraged them to take part fully, ask questions and share experiences, since clearing up doubts now will help avoid problems during the elections.

By the end of the programme, participants are expected to understand their EOSC duties better, along with reporting procedures, checking information, passing incidents up the chain and following up.

A good report, he said, should clearly state what happened, where and when it happened, what action has been taken and the current status of the incident.

He also urged supervisors to treat field officers with calm, respect and kindness, especially those working under pressure.

He said how information is received can affect both the quality of information the Commission gets and the support given to staff in the field.

He asked the facilitators to make the training practical and interactive, using real-life situations that participants could face during the 2027 election.

He thanked the facilitators, organisers, sponsors and partners, and urged participants to justify the trust and resources put into the training.

The training is part of INEC’s plans to strengthen its response and improve how it handles problems during the 2027 elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed circulating online graphics falsely claiming that it set March 26 as the deadline for government officials to resign if they intend to run for election.

In a statement on Friday posted via the commission official x handle, INEC emphasized that the information did not originate from the Commission and described the graphics as misleading and unverified.

The Commission urged members of the public, media organizations, and political stakeholders to disregard the circulating message entirely.

INEC reiterated that all official announcements are communicated exclusively through its verified channels, including

The official website: inecnigeria.org, Verified social media platforms, and Official press releases.

Citizens are encouraged to confirm election-related information through these channels and avoid sharing unverified content that could cause confusion.

The Commission reaffirmed its commitment to providing accurate, timely, and transparent information to the public.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has urged the Nigerian government to clarify the recently amended Electoral Act to ensure it is easily understood by voters.

INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, explained that what Nigeria needs is a simple legislation on the Electoral Act, written in a simplified language, that will be easy for every Nigerian to understand.

He said, “We have gone through the Electoral Act, from the beginning to the end, and we have looked at some of the contentious areas, especially in a country that is highly diverse.

“What Nigeria needs is actually what I call simple legislation, a simple language legislation, whereby it will be possible for every Nigerian to understand and appreciate the provisions of every section.

“Talking about the transmission of the result, when INEC came in, we thought that transmission should be mandated. But let us be sincere about this, the only problem we had is how to define what we call real time.

“For instance, the FCT area council election that just took place, in Kuje, results came out on time in five area councils, but the result from Kabi ward did not come until the following day, Sunday. We could not reach our officers; they were not accessible by phone.

“I don’t see the issue of transmission as a problem; the problem is the adequacy of the network we have.

“You expect that in a place like FCT, you should be able to transmit your results without any encumbrance.

“But we had a situation where it was impossible for us to have a real-time transmission of results because of coverage.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a new schedule for the 2027 general elections, moving the presidential and National Assembly elections to January 16, 2027.

According to the commission, elections for governorship positions and State Houses of Assembly will now take place on February 6, 2027.

Previously, INEC had slated the presidential and National Assembly elections for February 20, 2027, while governorship and state assembly contests were to be conducted on March 6, 2027.

However, the commission reviewed the dates following the repeal of the Electoral Act, 2022, and the signing into law of the new Electoral Act, 2026.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).

The Collation Officer for AMAC, Prof. Andrew Abue, announced the result at the collation centre, stating that Maikalangu, the incumbent chairman, scored the highest number of votes cast in the election.

According to Abue, Maikalangu polled 40,295 votes out of a total of 62,861 valid votes cast to emerge winner.

ADC, PDP Trail Behind

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 3,398 votes.

Other results announced by the collation officer include:

Accord (A) – 403 votes

Action Alliance (AA) – 108 votes

Action Democratic Party (ADP) – 588 votes

All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) – 1,111 votes

Allied Peoples Movement (APM) – 122 votes

Action Peoples Party (APP) – 32 votes

Boot Party (BP) – 43 votes

New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – 1,694 votes

National Rescue Movement (NRM) – 73 votes

Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) – 90 votes

Social Democratic Party (SDP) – 2,185 votes

Young Progressives Party (YPP) – 421 votes

Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) – 189 votes

Breakdown of Votes

Abue disclosed that 2,336 votes were rejected, while total votes cast stood at 65,197.

He added that AMAC has 837,338 registered voters, while 65,676 voters were accredited for the election.

Party Agents Hail Process

Reacting to the outcome, the APC Collation Agent, Gambo Babale, described the election and collation process as credible and transparent.

“INEC have done so well. We’ve seen the processes across all the polling units, the ward collation centres and here at AMAC area council collation centre. Everything was done perfectly well,” he said.

“They’ve tried. They’ve done everything humanly possible. I believe this high level of transparency occurred in all the collation exercises that took place in AMAC.”

Babale noted that the PDP won about two ward councillorship seats in Karu and Karishi, which he said reflected the credibility of the exercise.

“That is to tell you the level of transparency that happens in this election,” he added.

He congratulated Maikalangu and expressed confidence that the victory would translate into improved dividends of democracy for residents of AMAC.

The YPP Ward Collation Agent, Abdullahi Ibrahim, also commended the transparency of the process and congratulated the winner.

The result sheets were subsequently signed by party agents of the ADC, APC, APGA, YPP and NNPP present at the collation centre.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has firmly denied reports circulating in some quarters that it has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election.

The commission stated clearly that this information is false and misleading, adding that INEC has not released any timetable or schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election.

The commission reiterated that it operates strictly within the provisions of the law, citing in particular, Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act,  2022 which provides that the Commission shall publish a Notice of Election not later than 360 days before the date appointed for a general election.

“Any timetable or schedule issued outside this statutory framework cannot emanate from INEC,” a statement signed by Adedayo Oketola CPS/Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, said.

INEC assured Nigerians that the official Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election will be released in due course, in full compliance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Electoral Act, 2022.

“When released, it will be communicated through the commission’s established and verified channels,” it added

The commission urged the public and the media to disregard the fake reports and always rely on information from INEC’s official platforms for accurate and authoritative updates.