- Safiu Kehinde
The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the 2027 general elections.
This was disclosed in a post shared on X on Friday.
According to the post, the Presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled to hold on the 20th of February, 2027.
On the other hand, the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold on the 6th of March, 2027.
The commission also announced the official campaign periods for political parties and candidates.
INEC declared that campaigns for the Presidential and National Assembly elections will run from November 18, 2026, to February 19, 2027.
For the Governorship and State Assembly elections, campaign is slated to commence on December 15, 2026, and end on March 5, 2027, exactly 24 hours before the respective election days.
Meanwhile, political parties are expected to conduct their primaries between July 1 and September 30, 2026, after which they must submit their lists of candidates to the commission between October 1 and October 31, 2026.
The final list of candidates will be published on November 15, 2026.
The commission also announced that Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will commence in April 2026 and conclude in January 2027, giving eligible Nigerians ample time to register or update their voter information.