BREAKING: INEC announces new dates for 2027 general elections

Politics BREAKING: INEC announces new dates for 2027 general elections Published on February 26, 2026 By Winner James googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced a fresh timetable for the 2027 general elections, rescheduling the presidential and National Assembly polls to January 16, 2027. According to the commission, elections for governorship positions and State Houses of Assembly will now take place on February 6, 2027. Previously, INEC had slated the presidential and National Assembly elections for February 20, 2027, while governorship and state assembly contests were to be conducted on March 6, 2027. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); However, the commission reviewed the dates following the repeal of the Electoral Act, 2022, and the signing into law of the new Electoral Act, 2026. Don't Miss Obokun APC maps out strategy ahead of 2026 poll You may like FCT polls: We did mock trial for BVAS – INEC INEC under pressure to deregister ADC, LP, others – Igbokwe INEC swears-in Chukwu Joseph as REC for second tenure INEC debunks inflated votes claim in Kwali polling unit, cites human error E-transmission: All polling units in Nigeria have internet access – Ex-INEC Commissioner, Okoye FCT Area Council poll: APC scored 121 votes, not 1,219 in Kwali polling unit – INEC

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