INEC News: Latest Election Commission Updates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registers political parties, maintains the voters’ register and conducts Nigeria’s federal and state elections. With the 2027 general elections approaching, this page tracks Politics Nigeria’s reporting on the commission and updates automatically as new stories are published.
What we are tracking
- The 2027 timetable — deadlines for party primaries, candidate lists and substitutions, and the parties that miss them. See our 2027 elections tracker.
- Party registration disputes — the deregistration cases involving the ADC and the NDC, and the court rulings around them.
- Off-cycle and bye-elections — Ekiti and Osun governorship elections, National Assembly bye-elections and certificates of return.
- Integrity of the process — voter-data leaks, staff discipline, technology and the commission’s dealings with the security agencies.
- The INEC chairman — leadership, appointments and public statements.
Key resources: the 2027 candidate lists
- INEC’s list of 2027 governorship candidates, state by state
- INEC’s final list of 2027 presidential candidates
- INEC’s final list of 2027 senatorial candidates
Latest INEC coverage
- INEC Asked To Disqualify Rivers APC’s Chinda After S’Court Judgment
- Supreme Court Gives Judgment on INEC’s 2026 Electoral Act
- INEC Threatens Politicians With N10m Fine, Jail Over Hate Speech
- INEC Chairman Demands More Funding Ahead Of 2027 Elections
- 2027: We No Longer Trust INEC — ADC Reveals Alternative Plan
- INEC Raises Alarm Over AI Fake Results Ahead of 2027 Elections
- INEC Dragged To Court Over Party Finances Ahead of 2027
- Winners Emerge As INEC Concludes By-elections in Four States
- Accord Candidate Demands INEC Disbandment Over Electoral Act Judgment
- INEC Finally Reveals Whereabouts of Chairman Amupitan
- Electoral Act: Supreme Court Takes Action in ZLP, INEC Case
- Details Emerge Following INEC’s Meeting With AU Delegation
- INEC Vows Action After Lecturers Declare Support for APC
- ADC Warns INEC Over Lecturers’ Appointment for 2027 Polls
- Ex-INEC Commissioner Reveals What Caused Portal Glitch During 2023 Elections
- 2027: Presidential Candidate Kicks Over Exclusion From INEC Final List
- INEC Releases Final List of 2027 Senatorial Candidates in Nigeria [SEE NAMES]
- SERAP Issues 7-Day Ultimatum To INEC Over ‘Missing N126bn Electoral Funds
- INEC Releases Final List of Presidential Candidates for 2027 Election
- Anambra Lawmaker Writes INEC Over Wrongful Listing As NDC Candidate
Related trackers
Older stories: INEC tag archive.