Polls: 08:30-14:30 WAT (UTC+1, no DST). The Electoral Act 2026 s.45 leaves the hour to INEC; 14:30 is INEC's standing close (chairman Yakubu, 25 Feb 2023, TheCable: 'We don't start 8:30am and close 2:30pm on the dot ... whoever is on the queue before 2:30pm will vote'). The 2026 Regulations and Guidelines were not retrievable to confirm the 2027 hours. From the close, presiding officers upload polling-unit result sheets (Form EC8A) to IReV (Electoral Act 2026 s.60(3)). These are unofficial images, not a collated count. 2023: presidential uploads lagged for days after a glitch INEC admitted (Channels TV, 23 Feb 2024). The window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, WAT; uploads can continue after it.
intermediate-count
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precedent
State collation officers present each state's result at the National Collation Centre, Abuja (Electoral Act 2026 s.25(1)(d), (2)(g)-(h)); the running national total builds up state by state over the days after polling. 2023: collation ran from Sunday 26 Feb until the declaration early on Wednesday 1 Mar. Announced live at the centre, not on one results page; the IReV images are not this count.
final-result
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precedent
The Chief Electoral Commissioner (INEC chairman) is the returning officer and declares the winner at the National Collation Centre (Electoral Act 2026 s.25(2)(h), (3)); a winner needs the most votes and at least 25% in two-thirds of the 36 states and the FCT (Constitution s.134(2)). 2023: polling Sat 25 Feb, declaration by chairman Mahmood Yakubu 'in the wee hours of Wednesday' 1 Mar 2023 (Leadership, 1 Mar 2023), day 4. The window opens at the start of day 3 (an ESTIMATED floor) and closes at the end of day 7, WAT, three days past precedent. Settle on the declaration, not on IReV images or state tallies.
court-validation
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precedent
Constitution s.285(5)-(7): a petition must be filed within 21 days of the declaration; the Court of Appeal (as Presidential Election Petition Court, s.239) rules within 180 days of filing; an appeal to the Supreme Court is disposed of within 60 days of that judgment. If no petition is filed, the declaration stands once the 21 days lapse (the window opens 21 days after the earliest declaration). 2023: PEPC judgment 6 Sep 2023, Supreme Court 26 Oct 2023 (VOA, Vanguard), 239 days after the 1 Mar declaration. The window closes at the end of the eighth month after polling, past the constitutional outer limit (21+180+60 days plus the appeal filing). A 2024 bill (HB.1154) to finish petitions before swearing-in had not been enacted as far as found; inauguration is 29 May 2027 regardless.
Polls: 08:30-14:30 WAT (UTC+1, no DST). The Electoral Act 2026 s.45 leaves the hour to INEC; 14:30 is INEC's standing close (chairman Yakubu, 25 Feb 2023, TheCable: 'We don't start 8:30am and close 2:30pm on the dot ... whoever is on the queue before 2:30pm will vote'). The 2026 Regulations and Guidelines were not retrievable to confirm the 2027 hours. From the close, presiding officers upload polling-unit result sheets (Form EC8A) to IReV (Electoral Act 2026 s.60(3)). These are unofficial images, not a collated count. 2023: presidential uploads lagged for days after a glitch INEC admitted (Channels TV, 23 Feb 2024). The window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, WAT; uploads can continue after it.
final-result
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precedent
Each seat is declared by its returning officer at the senatorial district collation centre (Electoral Act 2026 s.25(2)(d)-(e)); most declarations come in the days after polling, but seats declared inconclusive go to supplementary polls. 2023: INEC fixed Saturday 15 Apr 2023 for all outstanding National Assembly supplementary elections (INEC press release, Channels TV 27 Mar 2023), 49 days after the 25 Feb polling day. The window closes at the end of day 63 (20 Mar 2027, WAT) so the full composition is not read as final early; the governorship elections on 6 Feb 2027 may also move the supplementary date. There is no national results page: the constituency declarations are the result.
court-validation
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estimate
Only for petitioned seats. Constitution s.285(5)-(7): petition within 21 days of the declaration, tribunal judgment within 180 days of filing, appeal disposed of within 60 days; the Court of Appeal is final for National Assembly petitions (s.246(3)). ESTIMATE: opens 21 days after the first declarations (~17 Jan) and closes at the end of 2027, allowing for late supplementary declarations plus the constitutional maximum. The 2023 end dates were not checked.
Polls: 08:30-14:30 WAT (UTC+1, no DST). The Electoral Act 2026 s.45 leaves the hour to INEC; 14:30 is INEC's standing close (chairman Yakubu, 25 Feb 2023, TheCable: 'We don't start 8:30am and close 2:30pm on the dot ... whoever is on the queue before 2:30pm will vote'). The 2026 Regulations and Guidelines were not retrievable to confirm the 2027 hours. From the close, presiding officers upload polling-unit result sheets (Form EC8A) to IReV (Electoral Act 2026 s.60(3)). These are unofficial images, not a collated count. 2023: presidential uploads lagged for days after a glitch INEC admitted (Channels TV, 23 Feb 2024). The window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, WAT; uploads can continue after it.
final-result
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precedent
Each seat is declared by its returning officer at the federal constituency collation centre (Electoral Act 2026 s.25(2)(d)-(e)); most declarations come in the days after polling, but seats declared inconclusive go to supplementary polls. 2023: INEC fixed Saturday 15 Apr 2023 for all outstanding National Assembly supplementary elections (INEC press release, Channels TV 27 Mar 2023), 49 days after the 25 Feb polling day. The window closes at the end of day 63 (20 Mar 2027, WAT) so the full composition is not read as final early; the governorship elections on 6 Feb 2027 may also move the supplementary date. There is no national results page: the constituency declarations are the result.
court-validation
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estimate
Only for petitioned seats. Constitution s.285(5)-(7): petition within 21 days of the declaration, tribunal judgment within 180 days of filing, appeal disposed of within 60 days; the Court of Appeal is final for National Assembly petitions (s.246(3)). ESTIMATE: opens 21 days after the first declarations (~17 Jan) and closes at the end of 2027, allowing for late supplementary declarations plus the constitutional maximum. The 2023 end dates were not checked.
When will the final result of the President race be official?
Expected between 2027-01-18T23:00:00Z and 2027-01-23T22:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. The Chief Electoral Commissioner (INEC chairman) is the returning officer and declares the winner at the National Collation Centre (Electoral Act 2026 s.25(2)(h), (3)); a winner needs the most votes and at least 25% in two-thirds of the 36 states and the FCT (Constitution s.134(2)). 2023: polling Sat 25 Feb, declaration by chairman Mahmood Yakubu 'in the wee hours of Wednesday' 1 Mar 2023 (Leadership, 1 Mar 2023), day 4. The window opens at the start of day 3 (an ESTIMATED floor) and closes at the end of day 7, WAT, three days past precedent. Settle on the declaration, not on IReV images or state tallies.
When will the final result of the Senate race be official?
Expected between 2027-01-16T23:00:00Z and 2027-03-20T22:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. Each seat is declared by its returning officer at the senatorial district collation centre (Electoral Act 2026 s.25(2)(d)-(e)); most declarations come in the days after polling, but seats declared inconclusive go to supplementary polls. 2023: INEC fixed Saturday 15 Apr 2023 for all outstanding National Assembly supplementary elections (INEC press release, Channels TV 27 Mar 2023), 49 days after the 25 Feb polling day. The window closes at the end of day 63 (20 Mar 2027, WAT) so the full composition is not read as final early; the governorship elections on 6 Feb 2027 may also move the supplementary date. There is no national results page: the constituency declarations are the result.
When will the final result of the House of Representatives race be official?
Expected between 2027-01-16T23:00:00Z and 2027-03-20T22:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. Each seat is declared by its returning officer at the federal constituency collation centre (Electoral Act 2026 s.25(2)(d)-(e)); most declarations come in the days after polling, but seats declared inconclusive go to supplementary polls. 2023: INEC fixed Saturday 15 Apr 2023 for all outstanding National Assembly supplementary elections (INEC press release, Channels TV 27 Mar 2023), 49 days after the 25 Feb polling day. The window closes at the end of day 63 (20 Mar 2027, WAT) so the full composition is not read as final early; the governorship elections on 6 Feb 2027 may also move the supplementary date. There is no national results page: the constituency declarations are the result.
Where are the official President results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Independent National Electoral Commission (https://www.inecnigeria.org/).
Where are the official Senate results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Independent National Electoral Commission (https://www.inecnigeria.org/).
Where are the official House of Representatives results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Independent National Electoral Commission (https://www.inecnigeria.org/).