Polling had to be abandoned last week after election material failed to reach many areas.
Security is tight following sporadic violence in the campaign. Several people were hurt yesterday in a blast at a polling station in the north-east.
About 73,5 million are registered to vote, with President Goodluck Jonathan’s PDP battling to maintain its majority.
The polling procedure began at about 8am yesterday, with registration of voters to avoid irregularities. Polling stations started taking votes at about noon.
First indications were that, although some officials failed to turn up on time, the organisation was better than last week.
Voting — for 360 seats in the lower chamber, and 109 in the Senate — had already begun last Saturday, and millions were queuing, when it was discovered that ballot papers were missing in some parts of the country, prompting delays due to the difficulty of replacing ballot papers.
Various issues have resulted in three separate announcements of postponements, while the elections for president and state governors have also been set back. — BBC News
