IN SHORT: The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission says a valid notice for the local government elections will be published in various newspapers. It has urged citizens and political parties to ignore the timetable circulating online.
The Nigerian state of Lagos is preparing for local elections. The elections will determine council chairpersons and councillors across the state’s 20 local government areas (LGA) and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs).
Lagos is Nigeria’s most populous and economically powerful state.
In this context, a screenshot of the election timetable is now circulating on Facebook, with the claim that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, or LASIEC, has approved 19 July 2025 as the election date.
The timetable outlines the key dates, with “the issuance of Notice of Election by the Commission” starting on 16 April. There will also be a meeting with political parties on the electoral guidelines on 18 April.
The last day of activities on the schedule is 11 July, when the votes will be posted at the ward collation centres.
Meanwhile, at the top of the timetable is an instruction for all registered political parties to register their candidates at the LASIEC headquarters.
The timetable in question has also been published here and here. (Note: See more instances at the end of this report.)
LASIEC is the body responsible for conducting elections in Lagos state. But did it publish the circulating timetable? We checked.
‘Fake timetable’
Nigerians should disregard the timetable, LASIEC says.
On 4 April, LASIEC dismissed the circulating timetable as “fake” through its official X account.
“It has come to the attention of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) that a fake 2025 Notice of Elections is currently circulating on social media and various online platforms, purportedly issued by the Commission,” the message reads.
“The Commission wishes to state unequivocally that such a Notice of Election did not emanate from the Commission and hereby advise Citizens, in particular, Political Parties and all other Critical Stakeholders to disregard such publications.”
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