BVAS, IReV and card readers: how technology changed Nigerian elections
From paper registers in 1999 to biometric accreditation and an online results portal in 2023, here is how INEC's technology works, where it failed, and what the law now says.
The 2023 presidential election: a three-way race, BVAS, and a disputed upload
Bola Tinubu won with 36.6% in the most competitive presidential race since 1999. Peter Obi's rise, a cash crunch and INEC's failure to upload results in real time shaped the vote.