Voting is underway at thousands of polling units across the 36 states of Nigeria and the federal capital territory, Abuja.
Polls opened at 8:30am local time for over 93.4 million Nigerian voters to elect a president, vice president and representatives for parliament - the National Assembly to steer the affairs of the country for the next 4 years.
The voting process has been generally calm so far in most areas monitored by the African Elections Project (AEP).
Despite the calm situation across most parts of the country, the voting process is not being without blemishes.
Two hours after voting was slated to start, some polling stations in Kano, Abia and Enugu states are still yet to receive election officials and materials.
There are also reported incidents of the novel BVAS machine malfunctioning. So far, the INEC has reported sending technical experts to resolve some of the reported issues.
Al Jazeera has confirmed virtually empty streets in Onitsha, Anambra state due to restrictions on movement issued on Friday.
The House of Representatives election for Esan Central/Esan West/Igueben Federal Constituency in Edo State has been reportedly put on hold following the omission of the Labour Party (LP) logo from the ballot paper, the Nigerian Tribune confirmed.
Meanwhile the AEP can confirm that outgoing president, Mohammed Buhari has cast his vote as well as former vice-president and presidential candidate of the opposition PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate.
Polls will close at 2:30pm local time, however those still in the queues before 2:00pm will be allowed to cast their ballots.
AEP
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