Naijavote.tech covers Nigeria’s 2027 elections as they happen. We use artificial intelligence to keep up with the volume of news, and we use people to decide what is true. This page explains how we work, what we will and won’t do, and how to hold us to it.
Our commitments
- Nonpartisan. We do not support, oppose or endorse any candidate, party or region. We cover all of them by the same standards.
- Verified before published. Every update is checked by a human editor before readers see it. Our AI never publishes on its own.
- Sourced. Every update links to where the information came from, so you can check it yourself.
- Corrected in the open. When we get something wrong, we fix it and say so.
How an update is made
- Gather. Our software monitors the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), established Nigerian newsrooms, and the official channels of candidates and parties.
- Draft. An AI model reads each new item, decides whether it is about the elections, and drafts a short, neutral summary in English, Hausa, Yorùbá, Igbo and Pidgin. It is instructed to use only facts stated in the source, to attribute claims to whoever made them, and to flag anything an editor should check.
- Verify. An editor compares the draft with its sources, corrects it, and decides whether it is accurate, fair and newsworthy enough to publish. Drafts the editor cannot verify are not published.
- Publish. Once approved, the update appears on the live feed within seconds. The editor’s approval is recorded.
Updates drafted with AI say so on their page. Updates written by our editors from scratch are marked as newsroom reporting.
Sources
We rely first on primary sources: INEC announcements, court records, official statements and on-the-record interviews. We also draw on established Nigerian newsrooms with public editorial standards and a record of correcting errors.
- Statements from candidates, parties and their supporters are reported as claims, attributed to the person or group that made them, never as fact.
- We do not publish anonymous allegations, unverified social media posts, or leaked documents we cannot authenticate.
- We summarise and link to other outlets’ reporting. We do not republish their articles.
- We review our list of monitored sources regularly for balance across parties, regions and languages.
Election results
Only INEC declares election results. We report results only as INEC publishes them, including on its IReV result viewing portal, and we label them with their source and time. We do not project winners, publish our own tallies, or report results from parties, agents or social media as official.
Fact checks
Our AI flags checkable claims — statistics, allegations and promises with numbers — made by candidates, officials and widely shared posts. Editors choose which to check, research them against the public record, and publish the evidence alongside a rating:
- Accurate: the claim is correct and nothing significant is missing.
- Mostly accurate: the claim is correct but needs a minor clarification.
- Needs context: the claim is technically correct but leaves out information that changes how it should be understood.
- Misleading: the claim contains some truth but gives a false overall impression.
- False: the evidence shows the claim is wrong.
- Unverified: there is not yet enough public evidence to rate the claim either way.
We choose claims to check based on how widely they are shared and how much they matter to voters, not on who made them. We apply the same ratings to every candidate and party.
Translations
Updates are translated by AI into Hausa, Yorùbá, Igbo and Pidgin and reviewed by editors. Names, party names and numbers are never translated or changed. If a translation and the English version differ, the English version is the reference, and we will correct the translation.
The Election Bot
The Election Bot answers questions using only updates our editors have already published, and links to them. If it doesn’t have verified information, it says so and points you to INEC. It will not tell you who to vote for, rank candidates, or predict outcomes. It can still make mistakes, so check the linked updates before relying on an answer.
Corrections
If we publish something wrong, we correct the update as soon as we confirm the error and add a note explaining what changed and when. We do not quietly delete mistakes. If an update is withdrawn entirely, we say why. Significant corrections are also listed on our Corrections page.
To report an error, email corrections@naijavote.tech with a link to the update and what you believe is wrong. We aim to respond within 24hrs.
Independence and conflicts of interest
- Naijavote.tech is independent. No funder, advertiser or partner has any say over what we publish.
- We do not accept money, gifts or favours from candidates, parties, campaigns or government bodies, and we do not publish paid or sponsored political content.
- Editors do not cover candidates or parties they have a personal, financial or family connection to.
- Staff and contributors do not hold roles in any party or campaign during the election period.
Safety and harm
We report on election violence and security incidents factually and without graphic detail. We do not publish content that incites violence or hatred against any ethnic, religious or political group, and we take care not to spread rumours that could put people at risk. We do not identify private individuals who are victims or witnesses without their consent.