Nigerian Presidential Candidates 2023
25 February 2023
There are four major parties (given alphabetically below.) The Presidential candidates for each of the parties are:
| Party | Presidential candidate | Vice-Presidential candidate |
| All Progressives Congress |  Bola Tinubu |  Kashim Shettima |
| Labour Party |  Peter Obi |  Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed |
| New Nigeria Peoples Party |  Rablu Kwankwaso |  Isaac Idahosa |
| People’s Democratic Party |  Atiku Abubakar |  Ifeanyi Okowa |
General Notes:
- President of Nigeria: Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2023) from All Progressives Congress party.
He is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country’s military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985. He ran unsuccessfully for Presidency in 2003, 2007 and 2011. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of APC for the 2015 general elections and defeated the then incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. This was the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost a general election.
In February 2019, Buhari was re-elected, defeating his closest rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
- Nigerian Presidential Elections
On 25th February 2023 will also be held elections for the Senate and the House of Representatives. On 11 March, elections to Governors of 28 States along with the elections to the Houses of Assembly of all the 36 states are also scheduled. Elections in two States for Governors will be scheduled in late 2023. Along with these will be held elections for any re-runs, that may be required by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).