{
  "id": 11461067,
  "title": "INEC opens portal for 2027 election ad hoc staff recruitment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/inec-opens-portal-for-2027-election-ad-hoc-staff-recruitment-11461067",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:50:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/inec-opens-portal-for-2027-election-ad-hoc-staff-recruitment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened the online portal for recruitment of ad hoc staff for the 2027 general election. This announcement was made on Friday, September 18, 2026, through INEC's X handle. The application window will remain open until Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at midnight. Interested applicants are advised to complete their applications through the designated INECPRES channels, either via the web application at pres.inecnigeria.org or the mobile application accessible via inecnigeria.org/pres.apk or inecpres-app.com/pres-app.apk.",
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the activation of its online portal for the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the 2027 general election. The commission disclosed this in a public notice posted on its X handle on Friday, stating that the INECPRES portal for interested applicants was activated on Friday, September 18, 2026. Read More:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "INEC opens portal for 2027 election ad hoc staff recruitment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/inec-opens-portal-for-2027-election-ad-hoc-staff-recruitment",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:40:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}