Elections for local assemblies and state governors in Nigeria have been postponed by one week.

The election was slated to happen on Saturday. They will now take place on March 18.

The opposition in Nigeria requested a review of the computerized voting equipment. A judge dismissed their lawsuit. However, the electoral commission claimed that because of the legal challenge, preparations had been delayed and the machines would not be ready in time.

Election postponements are frequent in this nation.

In 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections were postponed for a week. The electoral body cited logistical issues.

The opposition has disputed last month's election victory by President- elect Bolu Tinubu.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) introduced the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the first time as part of new technologies used in this year's elections in a bid to improve transparency.

But observer groups and opposition parties said huge delays in voting and failures in the system when uploading tallies allowed for ballot disparities during the presidential election.