The Nigerian Independent National Election Commission (INEC) announced on February 7, 2015, that presidential election due on February 14 would be pushed back by six weeks because of security concerns in areas held by militant group Boko Haram. 
Tume huru ya uchaguzi ya Nigeria (INEC) mnamo tarehe 7 Januari, 2015 ilitangaza kuwa, uchaguzi mkuu uliopangwa kufanyika tarehe 14 Februari ungesogezwa mbele kwa muda wa wiki sita kwa sababu ya masuala ya kiusalama hususani katika maeneo yanayoshikiliwa na wanamgambo wa kundi la Boko Haram.