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The D-day of the rescheduled Presidential and National Assemblies elections has arrived and Nigerians are ready to vote for their preferred candidates.  Here is 6 facts you should know about the mouthwatering 2019 general Elections. 1. The 2019 general election will be the sixth Election since 1999 when the military head of state then General Abdulsalam Myhammed handed over to the civilian. 2. Independent National Electoral commission announced that the total number of registered voters is  84,004,084 that's an 18 percent increase to the numbers of registered Voters in 2015. Related News INEC Releases the Total numbers of PVCs collected in each states Seven steps of voting as released by INEC Breakdown of total numbers of registered voters in each States 3. 72 candidates are contesting for this year's presidential election that's the highest in the history of Nigeria's democracy. 4. Out of the 84,004,084 registered voters, 11,228,582 are ineligible t

Ahead of the rescheduled Presidential and National Elections, the Independent National Electoral commission, INEC, has reassured Nigerians of it commitment to conduct a free and fair Elections across the country. The INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu stated during a press briefing in Abuja that the commission is 100 percent ready for Saturday's poll. Yakubu used the opportunity to further remind Nigerians that the total numbers of registered voters across the federation remains 84,004,084 and the total numbers of collected Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) as at February 11, 2019 is 72,775,502. The Honourable chairman of the commission also stated that there all large numbers of registered voters who failed to collect their PVCs. The total numbers of uncollected PVCs is 11,228,582. See below the full details

Honorable minister of Works, housing and power, Babatunde Raji Fashola held the second edition of the Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF) Gabfest today at City Hall in Catholic mission street, Lagos island. The BRF Gabfest which was themed "where are the jobs" had in attendance stakeholders from the public and private sectors as well as the general public. Aggrieved Nigerians on Twitter used the opportunity to taunts the Honorable minister and his party the All Progressive Congress (APC) on their failed promises to Nigerians. See below some of the tweets about the event. Ayobami Twitter › dondekojo After Promising Young Nigerians 3.2 million jobs and 740k immediate jobs, Youth unemployment increased by 263% from 3 to 13m under the APC. Now Fashola is asking us "Where are the jobs" #BRFGabFest2 E go be✌🏿 Twitter › josteez_ #BRFGabFest2 Where are the Jobs Fashola and @OfficialAPCNg? Lest N

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections,  the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared friday, February 22nd, 2019 as public holiday. The announcements was made by the honourable minister of Interior Lt. Gen. Bello Dambazau in  Abuja on Wednesday night. The holiday is to ensure that people return to their various polling units so that they can be able to vote in the reschedule Saturday's poll. However, the public holiday will exclude banks and other industries that offers essential services across the Nation. " The Federal Government declares Friday, February 22nd a work free day, those offering essential services and bankers are excluded. " " The work free day is to enable citizens return to their polling units for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections." "Sercurity agencies has been directed to ensure the safety of lives and properties before, during and after the general elections."

INEC Chairman The Independent National Electoral commission ( INEC) has postponed the Presidential and the National Assembly elections as well as the Gubernatorial and House of Assemblies elections. The INEC chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced the new development at a press conference in INEC headquarters in Abuja . He made the announcements at about 2:30am today, Saturday, February 16, 2019. He cited challenges on logistics as the main reason for the postponement of the general elections. Some of the States where logistics challenges occur are Ekiti and Niger states. The new date for the Presidential and National Assembly election has now been scheduled for Saturday, February 23rd 2019 and the Gubernatorial and House of Assemblies elections moved to Saturday, March 9th, 2019. See below the official letter uploaded on the electoral body website and social media pages. Photo credit:@inecnigeria

INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Ahead of tomorrow's Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, released seven valid voting procedures that must be followed by the electorates. The seven voting procedures are outlined on the electoral body's website. The steps as outlined by INEC are as follows. STEP 1: Upon arrival at the Polling units, join the queue and present yourself to INEC officer APO111, at the polling unit who will whether you are at the correct polling unit and check if the photograph on the PVC matches your face. If satisfied He/she will direct you to the next INEC official (APO1). STEP 2: The official (APO1) will request for your PVC to confirm that your card is genuine and your details, using the smart card reader. He/she will ask you to place your finger on the card reader to confirm that the PVC belongs to you by ascertaining, the card reader will contains the name, photograph and finger pri

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, has released the numbers of registered voters in all the 36 states of the federation. The body responsible for the conduct of free and fair elections has released the numbers of registered voters in each states that make up the federation. INEC chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has made it clear that the total numbers of  registered voters is 84,004,084. According to INEC, Lagos state has the highest numbers of registered voters with 6,570,291 eligible voters while Ekiti state has the lowest numbers of registered voters with 909,967 eligible electorates. The mouthwatering Presidential election and the National Assembly elections will take place on Saturday,16th of February 2019 while the Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections will take place on the 2nd of March. Below is the breakdown of  the total numbers of registered voters in each state as disclosed by the elect