Tag: e-transmission

Senate makes U-turn on e-transmission after heated plenary

Aminu Imam
Senate makes U turn

…Allows digital upload with manual backup The Senate yesterday reopened the door to electronic transmission of election results, reversing its earlier decision that excluded the provision from the Electoral Act amendment, following a tense and rowdy plenary session. At an emergency sitting, the upper chamber rescinded its approval of Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026, and re-amended the law to permit electronic transmission of results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IREV).  However, the amendment stops short of making…

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Election results: CNG warns against moves to weaken e-transmission of results ahead of 2027

Aminu Imam
CNG on e transmission

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has cautioned against any attempt to undermine the electronic transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing it as critical to credible polls. In a statement issued yesterday, the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, said Nigeria’s electoral challenges largely arise at the collation stage, where results are often allegedly manipulated. According to him, electronic transmission helps prevent tampering once results leave polling units and strengthens public trust in the process. CNG expressed concern over what it described as signals…

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