Nigeria’s electoral commission, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the 2019 general elections timetable and schedule of activities today, 9th January 2018.

According to the timetable, the Presidential and National Assembly primaries will begin on August 18 while campaigns will commence on November 18, 2018, while campaigns for the governorship and state assembly are scheduled to commence on December the 1, 2018.

Presidential and national assembly elections will hold on February 16th, 2019, while the governorship, state assembly and area council elections in the federal capital territory will take place on March 2, 2019.