…the court held that the plaintiff failed to provide the party’s membership register, accreditation records and final primary election results to substantiate the claim. Consequently, the court dismissed the suit and resolved all the issues in favour of the PRP, Duke and INEC. Court dismisses suit challenging PRP, Donal…

…His administration’s reported record includes investment in health institutions and accreditation; the 2023 manifesto states that more than 12 health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured accreditation by the end of his tenure, compared with none at the beginning.“He attracted international development par…

…also disclosed that four local government areas in Ogoniland recently received Ramsar accreditation certificates, an international designation recognising wetland conservation efforts which he said would open doors for global funding and support. Announcing the flag-off of phase two of the shoreline cleanup project, La…

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…

…technology systems and is also considering a mock presidential election to test accreditation, result transmission and result viewing ahead of the polls. Read here: https://punchng.com/2027-poll-inec-fears-ai-powered-disinformation/ Reps uncover 58 accounts in fake agency probe The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Commi…

…the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Framework and established a structured accreditation system for providers of continuing legal education. He said the NBA amended its Constitution during his tenure, with the reforms including the operationalisation of the remittance of 20 per cent of Bar Practising Fees…

…ahead with plans for a mock presidential election designed to test the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) under conditions similar to election day. INEC in its daily bulletin of Wednesday said its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, stated this at the 13th Annual Intern…

…a planning document. The Executive Secretary of the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, Dr Victoria Egunjobi, said expanding physical infrastructure alone would not guarantee functional primary healthcare facilities. She said a PHC facility must meet standards covering infrastructure, equipment, person…

…Technology alone will not solve this problem. BVAS and IReV are important tools for accreditation and transparency, but systems can fail, networks can disappear, and records can be contested. Disinformation can exploit technical uncertainty faster than official explanations can restore confidence. Artificial intelligen…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its online accreditation portal for media organisations seeking to cover the September 2026 rerun elections in selected constituencies across the country. INEC announced that the accreditation process commenced on Monday, August 24, 2026, through its INEC…

…The Council said the decisions followed reports from its Facilities Verification and Accreditation Panel after visits to the affected universities.

…itself. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deployed the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and transmitted results to the IReV portal, the same framework used in Ekiti State. Okwuosa flagged vote buying as the most alarming issue going into the poll, but commended Osun voters for remaining at p…

…as a benchmark in electoral administration. He also announced that a nationwide mock accreditation exercise would be conducted in November 2026 to assess the Commission’s preparedness for the 2027 General Election. Amupitan stated this on Friday, August 21, 2026, in Abuja during separate courtesy visits by Mr David Spr…

…were principally mechanical. How do we identify voters? How do we prevent multiple accreditation? How quickly can results be transmitted? How do we improve logistics? How can technology reduce human interference? Those questions matter. But Osun exposed the question beneath them: What happens when technology improves f…

…state. The Organisation also raised concerns over the performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, saying it successfully processed accreditation in 84.9 per cent of observed cases, while 15.1 per cent experienced failure. It added that the figure represented a marginal improvement over the 82.6 per cent func…

…a comprehensive post-election review to identify shortcomings in logistics, voter accreditation, election technology, results management, collation and communication with political parties. They also demanded consistent application of electoral rules to all political parties and candidates. According to them, the credi…

…by INEC. He cited the introduction of the Permanent Voter Cards, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and electronic accreditation processes as measures that had strengthened confidence in the electoral system. Tinubu also urged political parties to resist the temptation to exploit ethnic and religious sentiments dur…

…1,010,684 in 2026, while total votes cast rose from 823,124 to 1,005,800. However, the accreditation rate remained broadly stable, increasing marginally from 42.37 per cent in 2022 to 43.20 per cent in 2026. The AEO said the combination of an expanding voting population and stable accreditation rates suggested that a l…

…election, particularly vote buying, security and glitches with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), she recommended a number of measures. “INEC should issue binding, uniform guidance to presiding officers on the acceptance of downloadable PVCs and usage for voter accreditation. “INEC should conduct a comprehe…

…improvements in election-day logistics, with 96 per cent of polling units opening for accreditation and voting by 9:30am, despite INEC reprinting ballots after a last-minute court order on the inclusion of the Social Democratic Party on the ballot. She said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System worked in 80 per cent o…

…The CDD-EAC also documented technical difficulties involving the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, including slow processing and challenges with biometric authentication. It said such problems were reported in Irepodun, Ejigbo, Obokun, Osogbo, Olorunda, Ola Oluwa, Ede North and Ede South local government areas. The o…

…the polling station by his relatives, Adesanmi patiently waited after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) initially failed to recognize his face and fingerprints. INEC officials later assured him that another attempt would be made. Adesanmi, whose name was listed as number 116 on the voters’ register, shared…

…3. Ife North Returning Officer: Prof Tajudeen Opoola A: 13,879 ADC: 333 APC: 9,613 Accreditation: 24,772 Total vote cast: 24,704 Total valid votes: 24,216 4. LGA: Ilesa West LGA Returning Officer: Prof Babatunde Omotoso A: 16196 ADC: 673 APC: 12756 Accredited voters: 31333 Total vote cast: 31234 Total valid votes: 3024…

…concerns about the conduct of Saturday's governorship election, alleging that vote accreditation machines were failing at several polling units and that thugs were harassing voters in parts of the state.Speaking on Osun Radio during the exercise, Adeleke said complaints had been reaching him about Bimodal Voter Accredi…

…EOH) has identified delayed commencement of voting, challenges with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), and gaps in election logistics as some of the major issues observed during Saturday's Osun State governorship election. The Hub said it deployed 823 accredited observers across the state's 30 local governm…