The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the 2027 general election schedules
According To election umpire, presidential and National Assembly elections will hold in February, on 20, 2027, while governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections will follow two weeks after. It will hold in March 6, 2027.
Meanwhile, The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday informed the National Assembly that it requires N873.78bn to conduct the 2027 general elections.
The agency also demanded N171bn to fund its operations in the 2026 fiscal year.
The N873.78bn proposed for the 2027 elections represents a significant increase from the N313.4bn released by the Federal Government for the conduct of the 2023 general election.
The country will hold general elections in 2027, while Ekiti and Osun states will conduct governorship elections this year, alongside the Federal Capital Territory election and by-elections.
INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, disclosed this while presenting the commission’s 2026 budget proposal and the projected cost for the 2027 general elections before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters in Abuja.
According to Amupitan, the N873.78bn election budget covers the full conduct of the 2027 general elections, while the N171bn proposal for 2026 is to support routine activities, including by-elections and off-season polls.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria noted that the proposed election budget did not include a fresh request from the National Youth Service Corps seeking increased allowances for corps members engaged as ad hoc staff during elections.
