Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- A coalition of civil societies and public institutions on Tuesday called for broad electoral reforms including increased use of technology in elections and lowering political parties' nomination fees ahead of the 2027 general elections and beyond.

They made the calls in Abuja during a national multi-stakeholder coordination forum on electoral reforms organised by the Youth Electoral Reform Project (YERP-Naija).

Others who took part in the forum included the representatives of the media, Yiaga Africa, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the National Orientation Agency (NOA).

The chairperson of NBA Electoral Reform Committee, Monday Ubani, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), called for the compulsory use of the Bi-Moda...