Senate Approves Electronic Transmission of Election Results with Manual Backup
Nigeria’s Senate has approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) results portal, while allowing manual collation as a fallback where technology fails. The decision, taken on Tuesday during an emergency plenary session in Abuja, marks a reversal of the Senate’s earlier rejection of electronic transmission in the ongoing […]
2027: Senate Gears To Mandate Real-Time Electronic Transmission Of Results
…..Increases Fine On Vote Buying To N5M Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting In order to wrestle electoral frauds to the ground and actually return power to the electorate, the Senate is considering amendments to Nigeria’s Electoral Act today, with mandatory real-time electronic transmission of results. The transmission will be from polling units to the Independent National Electoral […]
Senator Reveals Hidden Problem Behind Nigeria’s Election Disputes
Abia South Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Nigeria’s electoral challenges are not caused by technology but by the way courts interpret electoral laws. Speaking at a review of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) innovations in electoral technology from 2015 to 2025, organised by the Anthena Centre in Abuja, Abaribe argued that the judiciary […]