2027 Nigeria General Elections
Track the 2027 race through INEC's revised timetable. As of June 2026, presidential and National Assembly voting is scheduled for January 16, 2027, followed by governorship and state assembly elections on February 6, 2027.
2027 timetable and source discipline
This hub tracks the formal election calendar, filing windows, and key logistics for 2027. It does not publish predictions or treat undeclared figures as official candidates.
- Timeline dates follow the revised INEC schedule currently stored in CivicNG.
- Party primaries, nominations, and campaign windows can still change if INEC issues new notices.
- Candidate links from this hub point only to sourced profile pages and declaration tracking pages.
Timetable changes should be reflected here only after an official notice or documented source update.
January 16, 2027 - Presidential, Senate & House of Representatives
Scheduled Elections
Browse 2027 state pages
Each state page now carries a dedicated 2027 entry point with polling context, timetable boundaries, and links to deeper CivicNG election surfaces as they become source-backed.
Abia
1,474,976 registered voters
Adamawa
1,896,578 registered voters
Akwa Ibom
2,679,693 registered voters
Anambra
2,506,100 registered voters
Bauchi
2,521,002 registered voters
Bayelsa
1,012,910 registered voters
Benue
2,772,694 registered voters
Borno
2,313,238 registered voters
Cross River
1,641,208 registered voters
Delta
3,111,523 registered voters
Ebonyi
1,463,905 registered voters
Edo
2,459,188 registered voters
Ekiti
1,004,753 registered voters
Enugu
1,905,209 registered voters
FCT
1,326,925 registered voters
Gombe
1,300,637 registered voters
Imo
2,194,977 registered voters
Jigawa
2,498,601 registered voters
Kaduna
3,930,279 registered voters
Kano
5,956,637 registered voters
Katsina
3,367,024 registered voters
Kebbi
1,743,802 registered voters
Kogi
1,969,636 registered voters
Kwara
1,603,382 registered voters
Lagos
7,060,195 registered voters
Nasarawa
1,398,923 registered voters
Niger
2,601,523 registered voters
Ogun
2,508,192 registered voters
Ondo
2,048,809 registered voters
Osun
1,955,051 registered voters
Oyo
3,243,866 registered voters
Plateau
2,234,234 registered voters
Rivers
3,201,543 registered voters
Sokoto
2,114,709 registered voters
Taraba
1,695,620 registered voters
Yobe
1,484,508 registered voters
Zamfara
2,145,280 registered voters
INEC Timeline
Party Register Submission Window
Political parties submit membership registers to INEC ahead of the 2027 nomination cycle.
Party Primaries and Dispute Resolution
Political parties conduct primaries and resolve disputes arising from the process.
Presidential and National Assembly Nominations
INEC opens the nomination portal for presidential and National Assembly candidate submissions.
Governorship and State Assembly Nominations
INEC opens the nomination portal for governorship and state assembly candidate submissions.
Presidential and National Assembly Campaigns Open
Public campaigns for presidential and National Assembly races begin nationwide.
Governorship and State Assembly Campaigns Open
Public campaigns for governorship and state assembly races begin.
Official Register of Voters Published
INEC publishes the official register of voters for the 2027 general elections.
Notice of Poll Published
INEC publishes the statutory notice of poll ahead of election day.
Presidential Campaigns End
Campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections close 24 hours before polling.
Presidential & National Assembly Elections
Voting for President, Senate, and House of Representatives.
Governorship Campaigns End
Campaigns for governorship and state assembly elections close 24 hours before polling.
Governorship & State Assembly Elections
Voting for Governors and State Houses of Assembly.
Quick Links
Know your current representatives
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Track them on civic.ngKey Facts
- Registered Voters (est.)
- 93+ million
- Polling Units
- 176,846
- States + FCT
- 36 + 1
- Local Government Areas
- 774
- Registered Parties
- 18
- Electoral Body
- INEC