The World - News from July 3, 1987

Nigeria’s military government will hand over power to an elected civilian administration in 1992, two years later than originally promised, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, the country’s president, announced in a television address. Babangida, who seized power in an Aug. 27, 1985, barracks coup, had promised a return to civilian rule by 1990, but two panels set up to study the move suggested prolonging the transition to ensure political stability.