INEC has announced November 17 as the last date for the withdrawal or replacement of candidates for president and National Assembly elections, and December 1 for governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.

INEC would on January 2, 2019 publish notice of the polls, and on January 7, 2019 publish official register of voters for the election, which will begin with the presidential and National Assembly elections on 16 February.

FULL LIST OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THEIR PARTY

*All Progressives Congress (APC)*
Muhammadu Buhari

*People's Democratic Party (PDP)*
Alh. Atiku Abubakar

*Peoples Coalition Party (PCP)*
Dr. Nicolas Felix

*Alliance for Democracy (AD)*
Prince Eniola Ojajuni

*Abundance Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP)*
Tope Kolade Fasua

*Kowa Party (KP)*
Dr. Adesina Fagbenro-Byron

*Social Democratic Party (SDP)*
Donald Duke

*All Blending Party (ABP)*
Moses Shipi

*National Rescue Movement (NRM)*
Alh. Ibrahim Usman

*African Action Congress (AAC)*
Omoyele Sowore

*Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN)*
Fela Durotoye

*Alliance for People's Trust*
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim

*Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN)*
Obiageli Ezekwesili

*Young Progressive Party (YPP)*
Kingsley Moghalu

*National Interest Party (NIP)*
Mrs. Eunice Atuejide

*Sustainable National Party (SNP)*
Ahmed Buhari

*Yes Electorates Solidarity (YES)*
Alistair Soyode

*Independent Democrats (ID)*
Edozie Madu

*People's Party of Nigeria (PPN)*
Hamza Al-Mustapha

*We the People of Nigeria (WTPN)*
Prof. Peter Nwangwu

*Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)*
Olusegun Mimiko