By Nick Ibe, Abuja

Activation of the online portal for the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the 2027 general election has been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

On its X handle, Friday, the commission disclosed this in a public notice posted stating that the INECPRES portal for interested applicants had been activated on Friday, September 18, 2026.

The notice further stated, the application window will close on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at midnight.

The statement added: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will activate the INECPRES for interested Applicants who wish to serve as ad-hoc staff during the 2027 General Election as scheduled below.”

“The Online application will be available on the INEC website via the link inecnigeria.org (for both mobile App and the Web Application),” it stated.

“The web version (using a laptop and desktop) shall be accessible via the portal URL: pres.inecnigeria.org,” the notice added.

For applicants using Android devices, INEC said the mobile application could be downloaded through the links provided by the commission.

“The Android mobile App. shall be accessible via the link inecnigeria.org/pres.apk or inecpres-app.com/pres-app.apk,” it stated.

The commission urged interested applicants to use the designated INECPRES channels to complete their applications within the period specified for the exercise.

The recruitment is part of INEC’s preparations for the 2027 general election.

By Nick Ibe, Abuja

The Federal Government has been urged to ensure the country’s economic recovery translates into tangible improvements in the lives of ordinary Nigerians.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, said this in a statement issued by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary on Thursday. He pointed out that the success of economic reforms should ultimately be measured by whether families can afford basic necessities, young people can secure decent jobs and communities can live in safety.

The body welcomed the shift from an era of economic reforms to an era of prosperity, while cautioning that economic statistics alone should not be the measure of progress.

CAN implored government to make reductions in the cost of food, transportation and energy as priorities, stressing that Nigerians who had endured years of economic hardship deserved meaningful relief in their daily lives.

CAN also advocated stronger social protection for vulnerable Nigerians, including improved access to education, healthcare and affordable credit.

It urged the government to ensure that such interventions were transparently administered and protected from diversion, insisting that prosperity that failed to reach ordinary households remained incomplete.

On security, the association said there could be no meaningful prosperity in an environment where citizens were unable to farm, trade, travel or sleep peacefully because of fear.

It therefore called for sustained action to protect lives, secure communities and restore public confidence across the country.

The association also cautioned political actors ahead of the 2027 elections against presenting politicians as messiahs, while urging Christians to exercise their freedom to support or criticise political candidates without dragging the name of Jesus Christ into partisan rivalry.

“No politician is the Messiah,” CAN stated, warning against the use of Christianity and the name of Jesus Christ as a political weapon.

The association reaffirmed its commitment to remaining a non-partisan moral voice in the country, saying it would continue to commend what was right, speak when citizens were hurting and hold leaders to the values of justice, accountability and compassion.

CAN thus congratulated Nigerians on the Independence anniversary and called for a new phase in which the promise of national prosperity would be reflected in the everyday lives of citizens.

The Presidential Candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has appointed ace journalist, former Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) chieftain and publisher, Mr. Amos Dunia as his Special Adviser, Public Affairs.

The appointment takes immediate effect.

Mr. Dunia, with combined broadcast and print journalism background, having worked with the Nigerian Television Authority, the New Nigerian Newspapers, the Sun Newspapers, Blueprint Newspapers and Co-founder of Forefront Magazine and online portal, was Chairman, NUJ FCT Council and later National Consultant of the NUJ on Politics and Union matters.

He brings his experience, capacity, skills and connections as a seasoned journalist, public commentator, communication expert and publisher to the Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Organization (MDPCO)

As a spokesperson, Mr. Dunia joins other professionals in the campaign in driving the Makinde/Daura Reset Nigeria message towards ensuring the victory of the APM in the 2027 Presidential election.

The Presidential Candidates charges all members of the Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign, leaders, teeming members, supporters of the APM and indeed all Nigerians to remain steadfast in the collective quest to use the 2027 Presidential election to Reset and put our nation back on the path of stability, national cohesion and economic prosperity.