The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new dates for the 2023 general elections.

INEC said the February 18, 2023 date it earlier announced for the 2023 general election was no longer feasible due to a new provision in the newly signed Electoral Act.

The electoral body said the 2023 general election will now be held on Saturday 25th February 2023 while the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold two weeks later on Saturday 11th March the same year 2023