2027 ELECTIONS

2027 Nigeria General Elections

Track the 2027 race from the current phase forward. As of April 2026, voter-registration windows from 2025 are behind us, parties are heading into primaries, and the formal campaign window is still ahead.

Pre-primary phase
Presidential & National Assembly Elections
298
Days
16
Hours
56
Minutes
23
Seconds

February 20, 2027 — Presidential, Senate & House of Representatives

Scheduled Elections

Presidential Election

National

February 20, 2027

Senate Election

109 Districts

February 20, 2027

House of Reps Election

360 Constituencies

February 20, 2027

Governorship Elections

28 States

March 6, 2027

State Assembly Elections

36 States + FCT

March 6, 2027

INEC Timeline

Jun - Dec 2025Completed

Continuous Voter Registration (CVR)

INEC resumes online and physical voter registration, transfers, and voter-data updates.

Jun 2026

Party Primaries Begin

Political parties begin congresses, negotiations, and primary contests ahead of candidate submission.

Sep 2026

Party Primaries Deadline

Expected close of party primaries and submission window for candidate lists to INEC.

Nov 2026

Campaign Season Opens

Formal campaign period opens and parties move from internal contests into public persuasion.

Feb 18, 2027

Campaign Ends

All campaigns must cease 24 hours before election day.

Feb 20, 2027

Presidential & National Assembly Elections

Voting for President, Senate, and House of Representatives.

Mar 6, 2027

Governorship & State Assembly Elections

Voting for Governors and State Houses of Assembly.

Know your current representatives

Before 2027, see what the 10th National Assembly members elected in 2023 have actually done — bills sponsored, order papers, and motions filed.

Track them on civic.ng

Key Facts

Registered Voters (est.)
93+ million
Polling Units
176,846
States + FCT
36 + 1
Local Government Areas
774
Registered Parties
18
Electoral Body
INEC