Early and forced marriages are still widely spread, with very high rates compared to the continent, as federal and state governments do not enforce existing laws to prevent them, as Human Rights Watch recalled in a recent press release

Ruling APC party won the majority of governorates, including the city of Lagos, after more than two-thirds of the votes were counted

The national housing and population census, originally scheduled for this time in March, was moved to May due to the postponement of government elections

According to first data, the candidate in the lead is 70-year-old Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos; the opposition is calling for the annulment of vote also because organisational problems have caused delays in voting in several polling stations

The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved delegations from international organisations, including the African Union, Commonwealth, ECOWAS and the European Union to monitor elections on the 25th for president and national assembly