The presidential and national congress elections in Nigeria have been extended to late Sunday due to card reader glitches in many parts of the West African country, the electoral body said Saturday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria's electoral body, said it has directed all resident electoral commissioners in the country to conduct elections on Sunday in areas where voter accreditation or voting problems were recorded.
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