Biometrics used at 98% of Nigerian polls; advocates concerned for safety of voters’ data
Digital rights activists have raised concerns over the safety and security of biometric data collected from millions of Nigerians who…
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Nigeria biometric voter register ‘99.94% solid,’ with local tech, 10M new sign-ups
Young Nigerians make up the vast majority of almost ten million new registrants for the biometric Permanent Voter Card (PVC)…
Calls for Nigeria to test integrity of biometric matching systems ahead of elections
Civil society group Diasporans for Good Governance have called into question the biometric matching systems the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Biometric voter ID projects advance in Liberia and Nigeria, urged in Guyana
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) says pen has finally been put to paper on a contract for the supply of…
Dust from voter ID biometrics contracts ‘irregularities’ yet to settle in Liberia, Kenya
Talks continue around Liberia’s process to select a contractor for the supply of biometric voter ID equipment in the country,…
Automated biometric voter system a go in Nigerian elections, despite criticisms
Upcoming elections in Nigeria will go ahead with a biometric platform for the accreditation of voters and other functions —…
Biometric voter registration progresses unevenly in 3 African countries
The National Elections Commission of Liberia has announced on Facebook that the start of the biometric voter registration process in…
Nigeria commission explains removal of voters from biometric registry and fends off rumors
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission is explaining the removal of millions of partially-registered voters from the registry as incomplete online…
Nigeria may need 200K biometric voter verification devices
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to use up to 200,000 Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices to run…
Nigeria state election suffers biometric voter verification failures, polls declared inconclusive
The governorship election in Nigeria’s Anambra state on November 6 was seriously affected by failure of the biometric voter accreditation…
