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CALENDAR

Key dates for Nigeria's 2026 state elections and 2027 general elections

Election dates are based on INEC's upcoming-elections page. Verify office grouping and timetable details on the source page before acting. INEC upcoming elections

PRESIDENTIAL + NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: 16 JAN 2027GOVERNORSHIP + STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY: 6 FEB 2027(INEC revised timetable, Jun 2026)

KEY DATES

2026 STATE ELECTIONS
FCT Area Council elections — COMPLETED (APC 5, PDP 1)21 Feb 2026
Ekiti State Governorship election - past; verify official result updates20 Jun 2026
Osun State Governorship election (rescheduled from Aug 8)15 Aug 2026
VOTER REGISTRATION PHASE
CVR locator lists active registration centres from this date11 May 2026
CVR locator centre window ends; verify before travelling10 Jul 2026
Claims and objections period (est.)Aug 2026
Final voter register published (est.)Oct 2026
CANDIDATE REGISTRATION PHASE
Party primaries window tracked for the 2027 presidential race (secondary source)23 Apr-30 May 2026
Presidential and National Assembly nomination forms window tracked by NGElections27 Jun-11 Jul 2026
Tracked deadline for final presidential and National Assembly candidate submission29 Aug 2026
Tracked publication date for final presidential candidate list12 Sep 2026
CAMPAIGN PHASE
Tracked opening of presidential campaign window; verify against INEC timetable19 Aug 2026
Campaign spending and finance reporting deadlines; verify in INEC guidelinesTBC
Final campaign cutoff before Presidential + National Assembly pollsTBC
Final campaign cutoff before Governorship + State House of Assembly pollsTBC
ELECTION DAY — 2027 GENERAL ELECTIONS
Presidential + National Assembly elections (Senate + House of Representatives)16 Jan 2027
Governorship + State House of Assembly elections6 Feb 2027
POST-ELECTION
Official results declared (est.)Feb–Mar 2027
Election petition deadline (21 days post-result)Mar 2027
Tribunal final ruling deadline180 days

Election dates are from INEC. Candidate and campaign timetable entries marked as tracked should be verified against INEC notices before action. NGElections tracker

HOW DATES ARE SET

  • Under the Electoral Act 2026, election timetable requirements should be verified against the Act text, INEC guidelines, and INEC notices.
  • The presidential election must be held not earlier than 150 days and not later than 30 days before the end of the incumbent's term.
  • The president's term ends 29 May 2027 → presidential election window: ~December 2026 – April 2027.

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Available when official INEC timetable is published.

RELATED NEWS

Tribune Online / Election Calendar / 12 Jul 2026INEC extends presidential, National Assembly candidates’ submission deadlinePunch / Election Calendar / 10 Aug 20262027: APC beats INEC deadline, uploads candidatesTribune Online / Election Calendar / 06 Aug 2026Candidates’ upload: PDP records 90 percent ahead of August 8 deadline for governorship/state assembly

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