Presidential Election Postponed to March 28

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has postponed the 14 February presidential election by six weeks over concerns about the security situation.

Political parties had debated whether it was possible to hold a ballot while militants occupied much of the north-east of the country.

According to BBC news, the election will now be held on 28 March instead.
BBC reports that, the chairman of Nigeria's electoral commission, Attahiru Jega, said the six-week delay was unavoidable after he was informed that the military would not be available to help during the election.

Security chiefs advised him that troops would be too busy fighting Boko Haram jihadists in the north-east to assist across the country.