The Nigerian Government has directed the total closure of all land borders ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections.
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Yiaga Africa says it has deployed 3,836 election observers across the country to monitor Saturday’s Presidential Election.
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to communicate regularly with Nigerians on the electoral processes to enhance its credibility.
A non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Speak Out Africa Initiative, has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to track all money transferred 48 hours before election day through commercial banks.
The first lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged Nigerian women and youths to come out en masse to vote for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to ensure a renewed hope for Women and children in the country.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 87,209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.
ASHENEWS reports that the Joint Action Front of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (JFCSON) has reacted to the announcement by a Northern Committee purporting that the North has endorsed the sole candidature of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, saying it is big fraud by the usual political scavengers.
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Marybeth Leonard says the U.S government have supported the Nigerian government with over $25 million through different programmes toward achieving free, fair, and credible elections
The Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC), Imo chapter, has rejected plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to relocate some polling units to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state chapter of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said that the presidential and National Assembly elections will only hold in 3,983 of the 3,991 polling units in the state.