by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regions. and in this polling station on the mainland of lagos, electoral officials never even showed up. they will tell us that the area is dead. there is nothing free and fair in this election. most people passing through this place were telling us that they were not able to vote. they are cancelling polling units all over this place. we have stayed here since past ten and this is past three. we ve not heard anything, we ve tried to call them. i have a twitter account, i ve been trying to tag any officials. actually it s a sin for you to stay at home today. young urbanites who want better economic opportunities have been encouraging each other to vote on social media. and it seems to be working. in lagos, despite the lack of organisation, voters told us more people showed up than in the last elections. turn out here in lagos, nigeria s most populous city, tends to be quite low.
in lagos, despite the lack of organisation, voters told us more people showed up than in the last elections. turn out here in lagos, nigeria s most populous city, tends to be quite low. in 2019, only 18% of the electorate showed up but here, in one of the city s neighbourhoods, people tell us that the turnout is unusually high. at 6pm, three and a half hours after polls officially closed, some polling units were onlyjust opening. having a third candidate for the first time is an encouraging sign, in a region where democracy feels under threat. but whoever wins will have to deal with a struggling economy, high youth unemployment and widespread insecurity. mayenijones, bbc news, lagos. joining us now from lagos is bbc s correspondant simi jolaoso. thank you forjoining me. we havejust seen pictures thank you forjoining me. we have just seen pictures of
this is bbc news, welcome, if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m rebecca jones. our top stories. china s plans for peace in ukraine cause ripples around the world. president zelensky says he wants to hear more and the leader of russia s key ally belarus announces plans to fly to beijing. china wants national sovereignty respected but is not calling for russia to withdraw its troops. we ll ask how the plan might work. also ahead. tight security as voting gets under way in nigeria to choose a new president and national assembly. i m in lagos, nigeria s most populous city, where millions of people are casting their vote.
than in the last elections. turn out here in lagos, nigeria s most populous city, tends to be quite low. in 2019, only 18% of the electorate showed up but here, one of the city s neighbourhoods, people tell us that the turnout is unusually high. at 6pm, three and a half hours after polls officially closed, some polling units were onlyjust opening. having a third candidate for the first time is an encouraging sign, in a region where democracy feels under threat. but whoever wins will have to deal with a struggling economy, high youth unemployment and widespread insecurity. mayenijones, bbc news, lagos. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says the trade deal with the eu on northern ireland represents unfinished business on brexit and that he ll give everything he s got to get an agreement over the line. he made his comments in an interview for the sunday times. since brexit, exports from the uk are subject to checks to ensure they conform
The 2023 United States Super 8 Film & DV Festival (which is part of the Spring 2023 New Jersey Film Festival) will be screening all three of its programs online for 24 hours. Two are on Saturday, February 18 and one Sunday, February 19, 2023. There will also be two in-person screenings at 5PM on Saturday and at 5PM on Sunday in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.