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
- 2027: Nigerians Will Suffer More Taxes If Tinubu Is Reelected – Kwankwaso
- Anglican Church Warns Tinubu, INEC Against Rigging 2027 Elections
- INEC to Meet Over Atiku’s 2027 Presidential Ticket After Court Ruling
- 2027: Obi Blows Hot As Thugs Attack NDC Members In Delta
- 2027: Atiku’s US Firm Takes Tinubu’s Alleged Rigging Plot To Trump
- JUST IN: INEC Issues Fresh Instructions to Staff Ahead of 2027 Elections
- ADC Crisis: I’m Still In 2027 Race, I’m Not Going Anywhere – Atiku
- Rivers NDC Guber Candidate Meets Jonathan Ahead of 2027 Election
- ADC Crisis: Fayose Urges Atiku To Join Obi, NDC To Unseat Tinubu In 2027
- G100 Coalition Adopts New Name Ahead Of 2027 Elections
- Tinubu’s Desperate Tactics Won’t Save Him In 2027 – Sowore
- 2027: ‘Obi Needs Your Money’ – Yesufu Begs Nigerians to Fund Campaign
- 2027: APC Chairman Reveals What Will Happen to Wike’s Rainbow Coalition
- 2027: Obasanjo’s Son Declares Support for Tinubu’s Re-election
- Vote in 2027 As If It Were Judgment Day – Atiku Tells Nigerians
- 2027: Thugs Attack Peter Obi’s Convoy In Cross River
- 2027: IGP Issues Fresh Directive Over Destruction Of Campaign Posters
- Emulate Americans – ADC Urges Nigerians To Reject APC In 2027
- 2027: APC Sets Fresh Guidelines For Tinubu’s Campaign Rallies
- ‘This Time Around, All Die Na Die’ – Dino Melaye Speaks Tough Ahead of 2027
Older stories: 2027 elections tag archive.