A Catholic priest and university scholar, Innocent Uwah, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to leverage artificial intelligence to enhance the electronic transmission of election results. PUNCH Online reports that there have been concerns in parts of the country over what critics describe as the reluctance of the leadership of the National Assembly to provide clearer legal backing for real-time electronic transmission of results ahead of the 2027 general elections. Uwah, who is the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Nigerian British University, said the proper deployment of AI-enabled technologies would boost capacity, strengthen credibility and address challenges associated with transmitting poll results electronically. He spoke with journalists during the institution’s...