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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has responded to growing public concerns over the dates fixed for the 2027 General Election, following criticism that the schedule coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. INEC released its Timetable and Schedule of Activities, announcing that the Presidential and National Assembly elections…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections will be held next year, while governorship and State Houses of Assembly polls are scheduled for the following month. The announcement was made by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, during a news conference…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected a total of N873,778,401,602.08 as the estimated cost for conducting the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this while presenting the Commission’s 2026 budget proposal and a detailed cost breakdown for the general elections before the National Assembly Joint…
A groundbreaking HIV-prevention injection could be available for as little as $40 per year in more than 100 low- and middle-income countries from 2027, following new deals struck by Unitaid and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundationwith Indian drugmakers. The drug, lenacapavir, marketed as Yeztugo by California-based Gilead Sciences, is…
Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has visited the Olubadan-designate, Rashidi Ladoja, as part of consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi, who was accompanied by key Labour Party figures including Yunusa Tanko, spokesman of the LP Presidential Campaign Council; Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour,…
The three leading opposition figures in Nigeria are discussing the possibility of a merger ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The National spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday, September 2. He said the three opposition candidates in…
