The general election was supposed to take place on Saturday.
Elections in Nigeria have been pushed back by a week due to logistical issues.
Apparently, not all voting material had been distributed to various parts of the country.
The move came hours before polls were due to open today, and will now take place February 23rd.
Putin says Ukraine opened 'Pandora's box' with strikes on economic targets
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments published on Saturday that Kyiv had opened "Pandora's box" with its strikes on Russian economic targets, saying that Russia would hit back at Ukraine's "most sensitive economic sectors".
Israel strikes southern Syria as Damascus condemns attack
Israel said it targeted a "terrorist" in southern Syria on Saturday in what Syria's foreign ministry said was a drone strike on a civilian vehicle on the outskirts of Damascus in a "blatant" violation of its territory.
EU sends helicopters, firefighters to Serbia to tackle wildfires
The European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism sent helicopters and firefighters to help Serbia fight a massive wildfire in a nature reserve in the northeast of the country, the head of the EU mission to Belgrade said on Saturday.
Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs across a raft of US sectors
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that starting September 8 Canada would impose tariffs on imports from the United States across a raft of sectors in retaliation for President Donald Trump's new 50 per cent tariffs that came into effect from midnight.
Several dead after UK police car crash, police say
Several people have died after a collision near Middlesbrough in northeast England between a police car and a passenger car, the local police force said on Saturday.
