The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a two-week extension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, which began on August 18, 2025. Additionally, INEC has launched a new online self-service registration platform aimed at first-time voters, as stated in a recent announcement from the Commission.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has extended the operating hours of its service centres, Huduma centres, and contact centres in anticipation of the rush for tax returns ahead of the 30 June 2026 deadline. Despite the extended hours, KRA emphasizes that filing tax returns online remains the faster option for taxpayers.

The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on religious leaders to prioritize truth and verify information before sharing it publicly. During a capacity-building workshop for Islamic clerics from Northern Nigeria in Abuja, Secretary-General Prof. Is-haq O. Oloyede emphasized the importance of responsible communication in sermons, particularly in the context of the upcoming 2027 elections.

The Higher Education Students' Loans Board (HESLB) has opened the application window for student loans for the 2026/2027 academic year. Applicants are required to submit their applications within 73 days before the deadline of August 31, 2026, according to Nukta Africa.

In an opinion piece for Premium Times, Dakuku Peterside argues that Nigeria's 2027 election campaign is already taking shape, with politicians preparing to showcase infrastructure projects such as flyovers, airports, stadiums and roads as evidence of performance. According to Peterside, such ribbon-cutting displays photograph well but risk obscuring deeper questions that the campaign ought to answer about governance and accountability. He contends that voters should look beyond concrete monuments when assessing whether government has truly worked.

Nigeria's National Identity Management Commission has issued 117.5 million National Identification Numbers but must enrol a further 62.5 million people within six months to meet a World Bank deadline, according to TechCabal. The latest World Bank assessment indicates that beyond expanding enrolment, the greater challenge lies in ensuring the identity system is accurate, trusted and useful, raising questions about whether Nigeria can convert its registration scale into a reliable national identification framework.