Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections for Saturday, 20 February 2027.

It also fixed the governorship and state Assembly elections for Saturday, 6 March 2027.

INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan announced the timetable and schedule of the elections at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.

He said the announcement was in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution and Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, which requires the commission to publish notice of elections not later than 360 days before the appointed date.

"This action we are taking today is pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of Nigeria, and in particular, Section 2...