Nigeria to choose president amid national bank note crisis

Domestic election observers stand next to a polling station as it is set up in Lagos, Nigeria (Ben Curtis/AP)

Voters in Nigeria are casting ballots to choose a new president as Africa’s most populous country struggles with a national bank note shortage that some observers fear will result in a lower-than-expected turnout.

The presidential and parliamentary elections come amid fears of violence, from Islamic militants in the north to separatists in the south, though officials stressed that this year’s vote would not be postponed as the last two presidential elections were.