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Understand Nigeria’s elections.
Practical voter guides, official records and clear explanations of the process, before and after election day.
Follow the current election
Nigeria Votes 2027
Explore candidates by office, find your state and follow the key dates for the general election.
Start with what you need to know.
Registration, polling units, voting procedures and results: clear guides from the election desk.
Browse voter guidesBefore election day
Get your voter details in order.
Choose the right service, check your PVC and confirm the polling unit attached to your record. Start here, then complete any official request with INEC.
Nigeria votes 2027
Presidential and National Assembly elections
Nationwide: 36 states and the FCT
Scheduled
102days to go
A practical guide to participating
Constituencies, wards and polling units: find the right race
Understand the different location names in election records and avoid selecting the wrong constituency.
Election petitions and court decisions: a reader’s guide
Separate allegations, evidence, rulings and appeals when following an election dispute.
How election results move from a polling unit to a declaration
Understand polling-unit results, IReV publication, collation, declarations and the difference between a complaint and an election petition.
Understand the offices
The institutions and positions covered by Nigeria’s elections.
President and Vice President
The presidential election is nationwide. The official final list identifies a presidential candidate and vice-presidential candidate for each of the 18 published tickets.
Senate
Search Senate candidates by state, senatorial district and party. On-site profiles present the available INEC-listed facts, with career biographies distinguished from official list entries.
House of Representatives
Search House of Representatives candidates by state, federal constituency and party. On-site profiles present the available INEC-listed facts, with career biographies distinguished from official list entries.
Governor and Deputy Governor
The general-election governorship poll covers 28 states. Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Osun follow off-cycle governorship schedules. The FCT has no governorship contest. This does not rule out separate off-cycle polls during 2027.
State Houses of Assembly
State constituency elections are scheduled with the governorship round on 6 February 2027. State assembly candidate profiles have not been imported into this seed.
