The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approved the registration of 23 new political parties.

Here's a quick look at the names of all 23:

Name of Association and Acronym

1 Advanced Alliance Party (AAP)

2 Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP)

3 African Action Congress (AAC)

4 Alliance for a United Nigeria (AUN)

5 Alliance of Social Democrats (ASD)

6 Alliance National Party (ANP)

7 Allied People's Movement (APM)

8 Alternative Party of Nigeria (APN)

9 Change Nigeria Party (CNP)

10 Congress Of Patriots (COP)

11 Liberation Movement (LM)

12 Movement for Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD)

13 Nigeria Community Movement Party (NCMP)

14 Nigeria For Democracy (NFD)

15 Peoples Coalition Party (PCP)

16 Reform and Advancement Party (RAP)

17 Save Nigeria Congress (SNC)

18 United Patriots (UP)

19 United Peoples Congress (UPC)

20 We The People Nigeria (WTPN)

21 Yes Electorates Solidarity (YES)

22 Youth Party (YP)

23 Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)

According to INEC, the newly registered political parties will receive their Certificates of Registration from the Commission on August 16, 2018, at its headquarters.

ALSO READ: ELECTION 2019-THE INTERPRETATION OF "AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS - AAC" LOGO

Meanwhile, the deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration was extended by two weeks.

According to INEC the deadline for registration was initially fixed for August 17 in order to have enough time to make all necessary preparations before 2019 but after several appeals by Nigerians, the extension was considered.

National Commissioner and Member, Voter Education and Publicity Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna said as at August 11, the Commission had registered an additional 12, 139,061 new voters and the exercise will continue in all the designated registration centres until August 31.