Edo/Ondo elections: INEC urges journalists to guard against fake news
THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has urged journalists to be resolute against fake news and misinformation ahead...
Nov 11 polls : INEC warns against election-related misinformation
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Video does not show INEC REC for Adamawa brutalized
A video showing a lynched man inside a vehicle has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)...
False claim circulates that Mike Ozekhome to appeal ex-convicts’ cases
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INEC seeks Meta’s collaboration to tackle election disinformation
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2023 election: INEC disowns fake ad-hoc staff recruitment website
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a website advertising ad-hoc staff positions for the agency for the 2023 general election.
It will be...
INEC urges media organisations to fact-check stories before dissemination
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INEC chairman, Professor...
Claim that INEC is conducting house-to-house voter’s registration in Northern Nigeria is FALSE
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Image does NOT show soiled cash bundles recovered from Maiduguri flooding
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