Nigeria

Nigeria: Electoral Violence and National Security

A paper by Tafa A. Balogun, Inspector General of Police on Electoral Violence and National Security in Nigeria (2003).

Report to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [2003]

Review of Nigeria's electoral arrangements conducted by the Commonwealth Secretariat, IFES, and the United Nations at the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria. This report makes recommendations with a view toward electoral reform.

Nigeria: Voter Education Handbook

Voter education Handbook

Nigeria: BBC article - Last-minute rush for Nigeria polls (2007)

By Senan Murray - BBC News, Abuja

Nigeria: BBC Q&A on 2007 presidential election

Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president a week after voting in a parliament election marred by violence and allegations of fraud. This is the first time since independence in 1960 that power is being transferred from one civilian president to another in Africa's most populous nation. Opposition parties and observer groups have called for the vote to be postponed. The opposition threatened a boycott unless the electoral commission is disbanded and other conditions to ensure transparency are met. However, they resolved at the last minute to participate but to continue fighting in the courts.