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The Margin★ Midterms 2026 · 124d
Africa & Middle East · reference

🇳🇬 Nigeria

Federal presidential republic

SystemFederal presidential republic
Head of statePresident Bola Tinubu (head of state and government)
LegislatureNational Assembly · a 360-seat House of Representatives and a 109-seat Senate
ElectionsVigorous multiparty elections with peaceful transfers of power, though logistics and vote-buying draw persistent criticism
Last election2023-02-25 · presidential and National Assembly elections
Next election2027-02 · general election due

Africa's most populous country and largest democracy saw Tinubu win in 2023 with the lowest vote share of the Fourth Republic, a result upheld by the courts against challenges from Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. His removal of the fuel subsidy and currency float triggered the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Insecurity spans Boko Haram remnants, banditry in the northwest and separatist agitation in the southeast.

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