Prices of some food items have increased by 42% year-on-year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics in its new report titled "Selected Food Price Watch for the month of April 2022"

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