The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the Presidential election will take place on February 16, 2019.
Also scheduled for the same day is the election into the Senate and the House of Representatives.
INEC chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, disclosed the election date at an induction retreat for Resident Electoral Commissioners in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
Yakubu said the governorship, state assembly and area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory will follow on March 2, 2019.
The INEC boss also stated that the implementation of the 2019 Election Project Plan is to begin on January 1, 2018.
He said an additional 3,630,529 voters were registered in the recent continuous registration, addingn that the exercise will continue until 60 days to the 2019 general elections, as a provided by the Electoral Act.