{
  "id": 8200121,
  "title": "2027 polls: How to apply for INEC ad hoc staff recruitment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/2027-polls-how-to-apply-for-inec-ad-hoc-staff-recruitment-8200121",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:54:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-polls-how-to-apply-for-inec-ad-hoc-staff-recruitment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened an online portal for the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the 2027 general elections, scheduled for January 16, 2027, and February 6, 2027. Ad hoc staff are temporary personnel recruited, trained, and deployed for specific elections, with INEC expecting to deploy about 1.4 million across more than 176,000 polling units nationwide. Interested applicants can access the application through the official INEC website and the INECPRES portal, which will open on September 18, 2026, and close on November 18, 2026. Eligibility for various positions, such as Supervisory Presiding Officers, Presiding Officers, Assistant Presiding Officers, Registration Area Centre Managers, and Registration Area Technical Support personnel, varies according to the applicant's institution, employment status, and educational background.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027 polls: How to apply for INEC ad hoc staff recruitment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/2027-polls-how-to-apply-for-inec-ad-hoc-staff-recruitment",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:30:47.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}