The presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, while governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold on February 6, 2027.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise for November 28 to strengthen preparations for the 2027 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during a dialogue at Chatham House in London, organised in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), under the theme, “Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Democratic Trajectory and Regional Stability Beyond the Ballot.” 
Professor Amupitan explained that the exercise would simulate the presidential election and enable the Commission to test the effectiveness of its upgraded Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and electronic transmission of results ahead of the polls.
He said the mock exercise would help INEC identify and address operational challenges before election day, particularly those relating to voter accreditation and electronic transmission of results.
The INEC Chairman also disclosed that the Commission had introduced technical safeguards to prevent inaccurate polling unit results and figures reflecting over-voting from being uploaded to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
According to him, the safeguards are designed to ensure that results that fail accuracy checks at polling units are not transmitted to the portal.
Professor Amupitan said an assessment of the 2023 general elections revealed that major challenges in election result management and declaration were concentrated at collation centres rather than polling units.
He noted that INEC was strengthening its existing electoral technology instead of introducing an entirely new system, given the limited time before the 2027 elections.
On concerns over the performance of BVAS during the 2023 elections, the Chairman said the Commission was upgrading the devices and making additional provisions to enhance their reliability.
He explained that INEC was constructing climate-controlled storage facilities across the states to protect BVAS machines from extreme temperatures.
The Commission had also procured additional BVAS devices and reduced the maximum number of registered voters assigned to each machine from 1,250 to 850.
Under the revised arrangement, polling units with more than 850 registered voters would be provided with multiple devices to facilitate accreditation and reduce delays.
Professor Amupitan said the Commission had received a substantial portion of its 2027 election budget but was awaiting the release of the outstanding funds.
He explained that part of the outstanding allocation was intended to support the recruitment and welfare of ad hoc election personnel.
The INEC Chairman acknowledged that the controversies surrounding the 2023 presidential election had significantly affected public confidence in the Commission, stressing that INEC was working to rebuild trust through improved electoral processes.
Professor Amupitan urged Nigerians, particularly young people, to participate actively in the electoral process and guard against misinformation ahead of the 2027 elections.
