The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revised the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections. In the revised timetable, presidential and National Assembly elections are now scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027, instead of February 20, 2027, as earlier planned. Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, previously set for March 6, 2027, will now hold on Saturday, February 6, 2027. INEC, in a statement by Malam Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, explained that the adjustments follow the repeal of the Electoral Act, 2022, and the enactment of the Electoral Act, 2026, which introduced revisions to statutory timelines for pre-election and electoral activities. Haruna, who is also a National...