Hope for the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in future elections in Nigeria became brighter as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday screened applications from over 40 IT firms bidding to kick start the process. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during the practical demonstration of the machines by interested…

Igeria will hold its sixth presidential election since 1999 on 16 February, with 84 million prospective voters set to take part in Africa’s largest democratic exercise.