2027 Nigeria Elections: Candidates, Timetable & News
Nigeria’s next general elections are due in 2027, when voters choose the President, the National Assembly and, in most states, governors and state assemblies. This page is Politics Nigeria’s running tracker of the contest and updates automatically as new stories are published.
The contenders
- APC — President Bola Tinubu seeking a second term, with Kashim Shettima retained as running mate.
- ADC coalition — the African Democratic Congress, the platform of Atiku Abubakar and other opposition figures.
- NDC — the Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso camp.
- Others — declared and rumoured candidates, including governors and former ministers.
Key resources: the 2027 candidate lists
- INEC’s list of 2027 governorship candidates, state by state
- INEC’s final list of 2027 presidential candidates
- INEC’s final list of 2027 senatorial candidates
What we are tracking
- INEC‘s timetable — party primaries, candidate lists and deadlines.
- Defections and endorsements — who is moving between parties and who is backing whom.
- The warm-up contests — off-cycle governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun, and National Assembly bye-elections.
- Party legal battles — registration, deregistration and leadership cases in the courts.
Latest 2027 election coverage
- APC Senator Speaks on Tinubu Losing South-west in 2027
- 2027: Ex-Osun Senator Speaks on Aregbesola Reconciling With Tinubu
- We’ll Shock Everybody – APC Chieftain Boasts Ahead Of 2027
- 2027: APC Perfects Plan to Stop Atiku, Obi in Lagos
- 2027: We’ll Ensure Victory For All Our Candidates – APC Declares
- 2027: Umahi Rejects Wike’s Rainbow Coalition in Ebonyi
- 2027: Fayemi Speaks Over Claim of Leading Opposition Against Tinubu
- Details Emerge As Obi Storms Delta State Ahead of 2027
- It Isn’t Your Duty – Cardinal Onaiyekan Warns Soludo, Others Ahead Of 2027
- 2027: Why I Will Never Abuse Tinubu – Peter Obi Reveals
- 2027: You Either Be In APC Or You Are Out – Zamfara Gov Tells Wike
- ADC Factional Youth Leader Dumps Party Ahead Of 2027
- Gov Otti Speaks on Preferred Candidate for 2027 Presidency
- I Won’t Oppose Tinubu’s Candidacy In 2027 – Gov. Otti
- NDC Chieftain Names Fayemi, Six Others Working to Defeat Tinubu in 2027
- ‘I May Not Be Alive by 2027’ – Peter Obi Raises Alarm Over His Safety
- 2027: Kwankwaso Ally Galadima Reveals People Aware of Election Outcome
- El-Rufai Named As Atiku Unveils ADC Campaign Council Ahead Of 2027
- Makinde, Olawepo-Hashim Meet Ahead of 2027, Form Alliance
- 2027: APC Governors Plot Alliance With Atiku Against Wike
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