Lagos, Oyo, Edo top states with unclaimed PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it was still in possession of 7,920,129 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) yet to be collected...
Conversation With A Nigerian Vote Seller
During the timeline allocated for Nigerians to get PVCs, venues for the exercises were usually packed out. About 90% of these prospective voters were...
INEC and Election Reordering Bill
Mahmoud Yakub, INEC Chairman
By Carl Umegboro
The bill of the Parliament seeking to reorder the sequence of elections which intriguingly hit the brick wall remains...
Emir tasks subjects on collection of PVCs
The Emir of Dutse, Dr Nuhu Sunusi, has directed people in his domain to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before the 2019 general...
Youths Mobilise Against Violence In Osun Gov Election
A youth organization in Osun State, Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), has concluded arrangements to hold a procession tagged ‘Peace Rally’ to sensitize people of...
IPC Decries Police Incursion During Media Workshop In Sokoto
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has condemned the visit by two policemen, led by ASP Aminu Tanko, allegedly from the State Investigation Bureau,...
2019: US Agency Warns Against Violence In 8 States
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has raised the alarm on the likelihood of violence in, at least,...
Politics Uncollected PVCs now 7.9 million
The number of uncollected Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) is 7,920,129 as at March 22, 2018.
In a figure released by the Independent National Electoral Commission...
2019: Buhari Not Opposed To Card Readers – Presidency
The presidency on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari was not opposed to the use of card readers for the 2019 general elections.
A presidential spokesperson,...
Musings On Our Sham Democracy
After surviving the dark days of an autocratic military rule with its grisly infringement on the liberal ethos that conduces to good governance and...
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3rd May 2023
Lagos, Nigeria
IMS Calls for Protection of Journalists, Creation of an Enabling Environment, and Safeguarding of Democracy
The Institute for Media and Society, IMS,...
Media Guidelines for Disability-Inclusive Coverage of Elections in Nigeria
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The 1992...
International Women’s Day 2023
8th March, 2023
Lagos, Nigeria
IMS calls for Increased Capacity Building and Deepened Political
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