The Independent National Electoral Commission has called for the immediate release of outstanding funds under its 2026 budget, warning that timely financing is essential to avoid disruptions in preparations for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing a World Press Conference and National Stakeholders’ Meeting marking 100 days to the elections. Amupitan said the scale of the 2027 elections required “robust financial backing and...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for Air Force personnel who died in the crash of a military aircraft on Monday, and directed that flags be flown at half-mast throughout the country as a mark of respect for the officers. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday, said President Tinubu had earlier expressed profound sadness over the crash of...

…Acquires 57,000 BVAS as voter register rises above 103m The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is targeting the simultaneous commencement of voting at all polling units across Nigeria in the 2027 general elections, as it steps up preparations for the polls scheduled to begin in January. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a strategic workshop for editors organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in...

With Nigeria’s 2027 general elections entering the final 100-day stretch, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Tuesday brief political parties, security agencies, civil society groups and other stakeholders on its level of preparedness for the polls. The commission will hold a World Press Conference and National Stakeholders’ Meeting at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, where INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, SAN, is expected to provide updates on the voters’...

…Seek Launch Before Year-end The six North-East states have secured ₦15.8 billion in counterpart funding for a proposed regional airline aimed at improving movement and economic integration across the sub-region. Borno State Governor and Chairman of the North-East Governors’ Forum, Babagana Zulum, disclosed this at the 13th regular meeting of the forum in Maiduguri on Saturday. Zulum said Borno had contributed ₦10.8 billion while Gombe provided ₦5 billion, bringing the funds raised so far to...

The North East Governor’s forum has restated its concern over the neglect of the Mambila hydropower plant in Taraba state. It urged the federal government to use the recent arbitration ruling which cleared the project’s legal encumbrance, to speed up the plant’s completion of the project. This is part of the resolution reached during the forum’s 13th meeting held in Maiduguri, Borno State. The 11-point communique was signed by the forum’s chairman and Borno state...