Weeks after Nigeria's disputed presidential elections, Nigerians are heading back to the polls on Saturday to vote in governorship and local assembly elections. Governors in Nigeria wield a lot of ...

3 Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999 but has not held free and fair elections in the intervening years. The 1999 elections that first brought the current administration of President ...

Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. The success or failure ...

The year 2024 marked 25 years of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria. The 2024 electoral calendar, featuring four types of national and state elections tested public confidence in the ...

As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 elections, several key reforms have been recommended to improve the electoral process and address issues that have historically affected the country's democracy.

Nigeria's president and leading opposition candidate have appealed for calm after the shock move to delay elections for a week. President Muhammadu Buhari said he was "deeply disappointed" but ...

Other areas of recommendation include electoral operations and logistics management, election officials and personnel, partnership and collaboration, monitoring and supervision, election ...

As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 elections, several key reforms have been recommended to improve the electoral process and address issues that have historically affected the country’s democracy.