Nigeria moves to allow electronic transmission of election results

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Nigeria’s Senate reversed its earlier rejection and approved real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units after statutory procedures are completed.
Nigeria moves to allow electronic transmission of election results
Why it matters
This reopens a transparency and speed pathway for the 2027 election process by enabling results to be published digitally rather than relying solely on physical collation. Election administrators and parties now need to plan for connectivity, device provisioning, and chain-of-custody controls at polling units, with remote areas facing higher operational and security burdens. The approval also creates a new compliance and audit surface (system uptime, access controls, and result-verification logs) that can become grounds for disputes if implementation is uneven.
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World & Politics Elections Governance

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