Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections from 20 February to 16 January.

The commission also moved the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections from 6 March to Saturday, 6 February.

This was contained in a statement by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, in Abuja on Thursday night.

Mr Haruna said the revised timetable "reviewed and realigned the Schedule to ensure full compliance with the new legal framework" introduced by the 2026 Act.

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