BREAKING: 2027: INEC Announces Date for Nationwide Collection of PVCs
INEC said the exercise produced 10,772,421 new registrations and is refining logistics, technology and staff conduct ahead of the 2027 polls.
- The Independent National Electoral Commission announced that Permanent Voter Cards collection for the 2027 General Election will commence on October 9, 2026. Professor Joash Amupitan confirmed the date during a readiness assessment visit to Kaduna State on Monday.
- This visit to the North-West is part of a national tour aimed at assessing the Commission's preparedness for the 2027 General Election. Leadership is identifying operational challenges in field operations to develop practical solutions ahead of the polls.
- Continuous Voter Registration has produced 10,772,421 new registrations, subject to Automated Biometric Identification System verification. Amupitan also disclosed that the Commission is refining technological systems, including the Result Management Systems, to ensure election integrity.
- Amupitan visited the Emir of Zazzau, seeking institutional support to mobilize eligible citizens for the electoral process. During the North-West Zonal Interactive Meeting, he urged staff to maintain neutrality and professionalism to ensure public confidence.
- Success in the 2027 General Election depends on the grassroots, specifically at Local Government Areas and polling units. The Commission is prioritizing a Zero-Failure approach to logistics and eliminating PVC distribution bottlenecks to prevent citizen disenfranchisement.
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INEC registers 9.3 million youths ahead of 2027 general election
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has disclosed that over 9.32 million young Nigerians were newly registered during the 2026 Continuous Voter Registration CVR exercises, as it moves to deepen youth participation ahead of the 2027 General Election.
BREAKING: 2027: INEC announces date for nationwide collection of PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, will begin on October 9, 2026 across the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, made this announcement on Monday in Kaduna at the North-West Zonal Interactive Meeting with Staff and Readiness Assessment for the 2027 General Election. Amupitan said the recent […] BREAKING: 2027: INEC announces date for nationwide collection of PVCs
2027: ACJHR Hails INEC Over PVC Distribution, Urges Nigerians To Collect Cards
The African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over plans to begin distributing newly printed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The organisation specifically praised INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, for what it described as efforts to ensure that eligible Nigerians […]
INEC Announces Permanent Voters’ Card Distribution Schedule
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Oyo State, has said it would commence the distribution of newly printed Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) across all the 33 INEC Local Government Area offices in the state as of Friday, 9th October, 2026, ahead of the forthcoming General Elections. In a Press Release issued by the Resident Electoral […]
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