LIST: Continuous Voters Register (CVR) Locations Across ALL 774 LGAs in Nigeria
The register of voters is at the heart of democratic elections. Consequently, the registration of voters is a major function of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In response to repeated calls by stakeholders and in order to serve Nigerians better, the Commission recently introduced some technological innovations to the voter registration exercise. These innovations […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 21
1st – 31st May 2021 The Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up across Nigeria to investigate the excesses of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies have continued sittings in these 4 states in the month under review – Abia, Cross River, Lagos, and Oyo. This is an additional month to the 6 months […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 20
1st – 30th April 2021 April 2021 marked 6 months since the National Economic Council (NEC) directed the establishment of Judicial Panels of Inquiry across Nigeria to investigate complaints of police brutality and extra-judicial killings. The Panels were in response to the #EndSARS Protests across Nigeria and the diaspora in October 2020. The NEC had […]
SITUATION ROOM PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON THE ELECTORAL BILL, 2021
Issued in Abuja: 10:00am, Tuesday, 6th July 2021 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room notes the efforts of the National Assembly to conclude considerations and pass the Electoral Bill, 2021. However, Situation Room is deeply concerned about the proposed provision of clause 50 (2) of the bill, which states as follows: “Voting at an election under […]
WOMEN’S STATEMENT ON THE ELECTORAL BILL 2021
July 4, 2021 #SaveOurElections #NoToManualTransmissionOfResults #SaveNGElectoralIntegrity The Electoral Bill 2021, which aims to repeal the Electoral Act No 6 2010 and re-enact a new Act, is set to be passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. However, the alleged final copy of the Bill has been manipulated and is at variance […]
ELECTORAL ACT: TIME TO RESIST THE DANGEROUS MANIPULATION BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
For Immediate Release 4 July 2021 #SaveOurElections #NoToMannualTransmissionOfResults #SaveNGElectoralIntegrity As everyone may be aware, the National Assembly will pass the Electoral Amendment Bill (2021) this week. Barring any last-minute changes, the Bill is expected to be passed by both chambers on Thursday. Some proposals canvassed by citizens were adopted in the Bill e.g., electronic […]
COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA AT THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, ON MONDAY, 5TH JULY, 2021 NIGERIA
The Southern Governors Forum at the end of the meeting held on Monday, 5th July, 2021 reviewed the situation in the Country and focused on the current security situation, constitutional amendment, Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Rising from the meeting, the Forum agreed on the following: Re-affirmed their commitment to the unity of Nigeria on the […]
PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), PROFESSOR MAHMOOD YAKUBU, ON THE LAUNCHING OF THE ONLINE REGISTRATION PORTAL FOR THE RESUMPTION OF THE CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM, INEC HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA, ON THURSDAY 24TH JUNE 2021
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press 1. I am indeed very glad to address you today on the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). As you are aware, the Register of Voters is at the heart of democratic elections. A good register of voters is a precursor to a good election. For this reason, […]
#JUNE12PROTEST: The Nigerian Government and its Security Services must play by the rules
Nigerians from across the country have widely publicised a peaceful #June12Protest to register their displeasure at the way the country has been governed. By this statement, the Civil Society Consortium on Civic Space wish to remind the Nigerian Government and its security services that every citizen has a constitutionally guaranteed right to protest. Making this known in a […]
STATEMENT ON SUBMISSION OF THE NAME OF MS. LAURETTA ONOCHIE TO THE NIGERIAN SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION AS INEC NATIONAL COMMISSIONER
Issued in Abuja: 11:00am, Thursday, 10th June 2021 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room again expresses concern with the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onochie, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Social Media as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) representing the South-South. Ms. Onochie is a political appointee and staff of incumbent […]