What is the voting age in Nigeria?

18

The voting age is 18.

Nigeria is one of 196 countries classified “18” for the voting age — 88% of the 222 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Voting age
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Cameroon
19+ The voting age is 20.
Niger
18 The voting age is 18.
Benin
18 The voting age is 18.
Togo
18 The voting age is 18.
Equatorial Guinea
18 The voting age is 18.
Ghana
18 The voting age is 18.

Other laws in Nigeria

Compulsory Voting
Voluntary
Minimum Working Age
Under 14

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