TOMORROW SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2025: NSIEC SET FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION
            The Niger state Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), set for local government election in the state scheduled to take place 1st November, 2025, across the 25 local governments areas of the state. The Chairman of the Commission, Engr. Mohammed Jibrin Imam, told newsmen in Minna: “I can assure you that preparation for the election is already complete, it is 95 to 96% complete.” Imam added that “All our materials for the election are in place the list of personnel for the election have been compiled, the personnel have been trained.” He said that the election would be conducted in 4,950 polling units with a minimum of 400 voters for each of the polling unit. He pointed out that the election would be conducted “manually”, thereby ruling out the use of the BVAs machines. He also said ballot boxes belonging to INEC would not be deployed for the polls. The Chairman disclosed that adhoc staff to be used during the election were already being screened and wrote proficiency exam...