…workers ahead of the 2027 elections. Photo @inecnigeria>He was reacting to INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan's statement that the commission's staff are among the lowest-paid workers in the country.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Sowore wrote:"INEC staff deserve a minimum wag…

…is a claim made by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Joash Amupitan, who said staff of the commission are the least paid workers in the country. Furthermore, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Segun Aina, has explained why a Unified Tertiary Matriculati…

…to prioritise their welfare ahead of the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during the commission’s World Press Conference/National Stakeholders Forum on preparations for the 2027 election. Amupitan said the commission had taken “radical steps” to improve the welfare of its p…

…of some candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday at the commission’s World Press Conference in Abuja. Amupitan said the commission had received complaints from political parties, aggrieved aspirants and members of the National Assembly over the i…

…Continuous Voter Registration exercise and final biometric cleanup. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this in his keynote address at a one-day strategic workshop for editors, organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors in collaboration with the commission in Abuja. The development said over 103 million Nige…

…if you look, for example, at the voter party figures, it’s not encouraging. Professor Joash Amupitan, INEC chairman, has promised us that he’s going to deliver a free, fair, and credible election. “So, to the INEC chairman, don’t tie your own hand. Do the right thing. The President says you are free. He’s not going to…

…2. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has reaffirmed the commission’s neutrality ahead of the 2027 general election, saying INEC has no candidate or political party to favour. In a post obtained from INEC’s X handle on Sunday, Amupitan stated that elections were f…

…support its efforts to enhance biometric verification. Responding, INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, welcomed the delegation and commended JAMB for its statutory responsibilities, describing the Board as “a critical institution in Nigeria’s education system and the development of the country’s youth.” Amupitan…

INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan proposed a mock presidential election to test voter accreditation and result transmission systems before 2027Amupitan warned that AI-generated fake videos, audio and images pose a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general electionsINEC outlined a five-point strategy to tac…

…a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, said the growing sophistication of generative AI had made manipulated videos, audio recordings and images cheaper to produce and increasingly difficult to detect. The commission is conducting an audit of its electora…

…to election day. INEC in its daily bulletin of Wednesday said its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, stated this at the 13th Annual International Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria ACSPN, held at the National Open University Conference Centre, Abuja. Represented by Nati…

…6 months before the next general election.” On the proposal by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan that funding for the commission should be drawn directly from the Federation Account, Eta-Messi said discussions are still ongoing. “Engagements are still in process with regard to drawing from the Federation Account,…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), “to urgently disclose whether the Commission has exercised its statutory power to prescribe limits on political contributions under section 91 of the Elector…

…as hyperbole. “Institutional trust deficit compounds the risk. “INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has publicly listed hate speech, disinformation, localised violence, vote-buying and foreign interference together as major threats to 2027, meaning the umpire itself is not confident these risks will stay contained. “M…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has described the Commission’s conduct of the Osun State governorship election as a benchmark in electoral administration. He also announced that a nationwide mock accreditation exercise would be conducted in November 2026 t…

…They also passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu, INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, and the security agencies involved in the election, describing Tinubu and Amupitan as “new democratic heroes” for their respective roles in the exercise. The groups spoke on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference addre…

INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan signed the First National Peace Accord on Issue-Based Campaigns in Abuja on TuesdayAmupitan pledged the commission would act as an impartial umpire, managing over 1.4 million ad hoc staff across 176,000 polling unitsThe INEC boss issued a strong warning against misinformation, identit…

…George Akume. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Joash Amupitan, and several political party leaders and presidential candidates also attended. The Chairman of the National Peace Committee, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), was represented by former Chief of De…

…messages from the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan; the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu; the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot; and the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff. The ceremony also featured the formal signing by…

…Abubakar. The programme featured goodwill messages from INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot, and the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff. It also includes a formal signing ceremony involving National…

…on grounds of corrupt practices. In the petition addressed to INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, EFCC Chairman Olanipekun Olukoyede, and ICPC Chairman Musa Aliyu, SERAP suggested that a joint investigation will strengthen public confidence in INEC and safeguard the credibility of the 2027 general elections. Conse…

…Udende, Titus Zam, Shuaibu Isa Lau, Adeniyi Adegbonmire and Olajide Ipinsagba.Professor Joash Amupitan-led INEC releases the official list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. Photo >Prince Paul Ikonne also replaced Edinburgh Uchenna Erondu as the APC candidate for Abia South.One of the more notable reversals…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured residents of Osun State that the winner of the August 15 governorship election will emerge through the ballot, not violence. Amupitan gave the assurance on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh O…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has vowed that the commission will do everything possible to ensure a violence-free governorship election in Osun State on August 15, 2026, declaring that “the blood of any Osun citizen is not worth shedding” for political offic…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has called on political parties in Osun State to demobilise violence and allow the ballot box to determine the outcome of the August 15 governorship election. Prof. Amupitan made the call on Thursday in Osogbo during the formal…