The introduction of the PVC and smartcard readers in 2015 piloted the integration of technology into Nigeria’s electoral ...

The permanent voter's card (PVC) enables registered voters to vote. The card contains biometric data that can only be read by an electronic card reader. Nigeria's Independent National Electoral ...

FRESH disclosures by the Independent National Electoral Commission that over six million Permanent Voter Cards were not collected by voters ahead of the 2023 elections, including those issued ...

Nigeria's electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), plans to gradually phase out the permanent voter card (PVC) as the sole means of identification for voter ...