Nigerians go to the polls on 25 February to elect a new president, vice-president, 109 members of the Senate and 360 members of the Federal House of Representatives. Eighteen political parties have presented candidates for the various offices and over 93.5 million adult Nigerians are registered to vote.
The elections will be conducted at 176,606 polling stations spread across the 774 local government areas of the country. It is Africa’s biggest election and presents huge logistical challenges for the Independent National Electoral Commission, the electoral umpire.
