Nigeria

Report to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [2003]

Review of Nigeria's electoral arrangements conducted by the Commonwealth Secretariat, IFES, and the United Nations at the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria. This report makes recommendations with a view toward electoral reform.

Nigeria: Voter Education Handbook

Voter education Handbook

Constitution of Nigeria (1999)

This is a link to the most recent constitution of Nigeria.

Nigeria: Independent Electoral Assessment Report on Credible Elections (2010)

This report listed priority recommendations for different stakeholders for credible elections in 2011. These recommendations are administrative and procedural and can be undertaken within the current legal framework except one that will be required legal reform.

Nigeria: Final Report, State and Federal Elections, Commonwealth Secretariat (2007)

This report, released by the Commonwealth Observer Group, is the result of an electoral observation mission in Nigeria. The mission observed the State and Federal elections held on the 14 and 21 of April in 2007. The Observer Group first presents the political background of Nigeria, and then focuses on key issues regarding the framework and the preparations for the elections. The Group takes a closer look at the role of the media, and at certain issues of the election campaign, like the role of women. In presenting the final results, the report make a number of important reccomendations.

Nigeria: Final Report, State and Federal Elections, NDI (2008)

This is a report by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on the 2007 elections in Nigeria. This report illustrates the shortcomings and the issues that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to address in the years before the elections. The NDI is very critical of the commission’s work, admitting that the irregularities and incidents observed compromised the whole process. The NDI recommends civic and political leaders to work together to address the many failures of this electoral process.

Nigeria: Final Report, General Elections, IRI (2003)

This is a report from an International Republican Institute's (IRI) observation mission in the 2003 general elections in Nigeria. In April, the Nigerian people elected a new National Assembly and a President. The Institute encountered several fraudulent acts and inadequate procedures as well as deliberate falsification, but believes that the overall integrity of the electoral process – and the outcome – was not compromised. Finally, the report makes some important recommendations for future reforms.

Nigeria: Pre-Election Assessment Report, State and Federal Elections, IRI (2007)

This is the report of a pre-election assessment delegation planned by the International Republican Institute (IRI). This delegation's goal was to observe the preparation of the general elections to be held in 2007. The delegation found some important shortcoming in the logistics of the elections, such as the voter registration procedures, voter information, and the role of the media. Security was also a major concern in the 2007 elections, and its implications could greatly influcence the results. Finally, IRI makes some final recommendations to the authorities, the Indipendent National Election Commission, and the traditional leaders.

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999

Constitution

Nigeria: Electoral Act 2010

This is the Electoral Act that repealed the previous 2006 Act.

Nigeria: Preliminary Statement, Presidential, National Assembly, Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly Elections, EU, (2007)

 

Nigeria: Final Report, Presidential and National Assembly, Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly Elections, EU, (2007)

 

Nigeria: Preliminary Statement, National Assembly Elections, EU, (2003)

 

Nigeria: Final Report, Nationally Assembly, Presidential and Gubernatorial, State Houses of Assembly Elections, EU, (2003)

 

Nigerian elections hold the promise of setting new integrity standart (NDI)2011

Election observation statement

Nigeria: National Assambly and Presidential Elections 2011, Interim statement Commonwealth

Interim statement on the electoral processus during the presidential and the national assembly elections.

Nigeria_-_Charter_of_the_Independent_National_Electoral_Commission

 

Nigeria: Final report,National Assembly and Presidential Elections, Commonwealth, (2003)

 

Nigeria: National Pre-Election Assessment, IRI (2007)

 

Nigeria: State and National Elections Observation Report, IRI (2007)

 

Nigeria: Report of the observation delegation, gubernatorial and state assembly elections and presidential and legislative elections, European Parliament (2007)

 

Nigeria: Final report, general elections, EU (2011)

 

Nigeria: Pre-election statement, general elections, NDI (2011)

 

Nigeria: Statement of the observer mission, legislative elections, NDI (2011)

 

Nigeria: Preliminary statement, general elections, EU (2011)

 

Nigeria, Statement of the observer mission, presidential election, NDI (2011)

 

Nigeria: Preliminary Statement, Presidential Election of 16 April, African Union (2011)

 

Nigeria: Interim Statement, National Assembly and Presidential Elections, The Commonwealth Secretariat (2011)

 

Nigeria: Preliminary Statement, Legislative Elections, NDI (2011)

 

Nigeria: Observation Report, Presidential Elections, European Parliament (2011)

 

Nigeria: Final Report, National Assembly and Presidential Elections, Commonwealth (2011)

 

Nigeria: Pre-Election Delegation Statement, General Elections, NDI (2003)

 

Nigeria: Final Report, General Elections, NDI (2003)

 

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Nigeria: First Election Statement, General Elections, NDI (2003)

 

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Nigeria: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) - Strategic programme of action (2012-2016)

 

Nigeria: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) - Strategic plan (2012-2016)

 

Nigeria: Elections in Nigeria, 2015 General Elections, IFES (2015)

 

Nigeria: Final Report, National Elections, IRI (2015)

 

Nigeria: Final Report, Observing the 98-99 Nigeria Elections, The Carter Center (1999)

The sudden death of military dictator Gen. Sani Abacha in June 1998 and the positive steps taken towards democracy by his successor, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar raised the hopes that Nigeria might end a 15-year period of non-democratic rule. The Carter Center monitored all stages of the transition, culminating in the Feb. 27 presidential election. The report details Nigeria's troubled past, transition issues, and the monitoring of the elections.

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Nigeria: Amendment of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2018)

Amendment of the constitution reducing the age for qualification of office

Nigeria: NDI-IRI Pre-Election Assessment Mission Statement (2018)

Joint NDI-IRI Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) Statement. The statement provides an assessment of the current political and electoral environment in the lead-up to the 2019 general elections; assesses preparations for the general elections and offer recommendations to enhance citizen confidence in the process and mitigate violence. The PEAM was deployed to Nigeria from 12-20 July 2018.

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Nigeria-Constitution Promulgation Act

An Act to promulgate the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Registration of Voters Act

An Act to provide for the procedure for the registration of persons qualified to vote and to maintain and revise the register of voters.

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Registration of Voters Act

An Act to provide for the procedure for the registration of persons qualified to vote and to maintain and revise the register of voters.

Nigeria:Registration of Voters Act (1991)

An Act to provide for the procedure for the registration of persons qualified to vote and to maintain and revise the register of voters.

Nigeria:Electoral Offences and Penalties (2017)

This leaflet lists some of the electoral offences prescribed by Nigerian Law

Nigeria:Regulations and guidelines for the conduct of elections ( 2019)

These regulations and guidelines are issued as a Decision Extract of the Commission on the 12th day of the month of January 2019.

Nigeria: Electoral Act Amendment (2010)

 

Nigeria: Electoral Act Amendment (2015)

 

Nigeria:Preliminary Statement,General Elections, EISA (2019)

 

Nigeria: Statement of Preliminary Findings, General Elections,AU (2019

 

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Nigeria: Preliminary Declaration, General Elections ,ECOWAS (2019)

 

Nigeria:Preliminary Statement,General Elections, EU (2019)

 

Nigeria:Interim Statement, General Elections (Commonwealth)

 

Nigeria: Joint Preliminary Statement,General Elections,NDI-IRI(2019)

 

Nigeria: Framework for Internally Displaced Persons Voting, INEC (2018)

Framework for IDP voting in Nigeria

Nigeria: Presidential and National Assembly Elections Final Report (2019)

Final Election Observation report of the 2019 elections