"Nigeria is struggling to retain confidence in elections amid dwindling turnout and patchy result reporting. However, whether the vast, unstable country is capable of delivering results in real time is an open question. Following major pressure from trade unions and civil society, Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday reversed its earlier decision to reject plans for the real-time electronic transmission of election results in future."
"After an emergency meeting on the matter, the Senate said that members "approved the electronic transmission of election results... after the completion of all statutory procedures at the polling unit." It said the decision was unanimous and that it would boost "public confidence" and enable "citizens to follow the electoral process more transparently." Nigeria's next presidential election, when incumbent Bola Tinubu is likely to seek a second and final term, is scheduled for February 2027."
Nigeria faces declining electoral confidence amid falling turnout and inconsistent result reporting, raising doubts about real-time result delivery capacity. The Senate, after pressure from trade unions and civil society, reversed an earlier rejection and approved real-time electronic transmission of results following completion of polling-unit statutory procedures. A prior vote against mandatory automatic uploading sparked condemnation and protests, while the House of Representatives had already backed the proposal. The decision was described as unanimous and framed as a measure to boost public confidence and enable citizens to follow the electoral process more transparently. Trade unions have threatened boycott if changes are not implemented.
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