3.5m Nigerians Pre-Register For CVR In 3 Weeks – Election Body

In 3 weeks, 3,544,850 Nigerians person pre-registered online successful the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).

Similarly, 288,614 citizens person either completed the pre-registration process oregon registered afresh successful the in-person registration facet of the exercise.

LEADERSHIP reports that portion the online pre-registration started connected August 18, the in-person registration commenced connected August 25, 2025.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed these successful a connection issued successful Abuja connected Monday.

Olumekun explained that retired of the full fig for the online pre-registration, 1,834,917 (51.76%) are female, 1,709,933 (48.24%) are males, and successful presumption of property arsenic good arsenic occupation, 2,291,809 (64.65%) were betwixt the ages of 18 and 34, portion 882,441 (24.89%) registrants were students.

He besides pointed retired that nether the in-person category, 155,980 (54.04%) were pistillate and 132,634 (45.96%) were male; successful presumption of property and occupation, 215,414 (74.64%) were betwixt the ages of 18 and 34, portion 114,150 (39.55%) were students.

Olumekun added that arsenic of Sunday, 7th September 2025, a full of 3,544,850 Nigerians person present pre-registered online successful 3 weeks since the commencement of the workout connected 18th August 2025.

“The fig astatine the extremity of Week Three shows that 1,709,933 (48.24%) are antheral and 1,834,917 (51.76%) are female. Regarding property and occupation, the majority, 2,291,809 (64.65%), are betwixt 18 and 34, portion 882,441 (24.89%) are students.

He said that starting this week, the Commission would contiguous the combined figures of the completed online pre-registration and the carnal (in-person) registration successful a azygous graphic.

“The cumulative fig since the carnal (in-person) registration commenced connected 25th August 2025 is 288,614 arsenic of Thursday, 4th September 2025, of which 132,634 (45.96%) are antheral and 155,980 (54.04%) are female. Regarding property and occupation, 215,414 (74.64%) are betwixt 18 and 34, portion 114,150 (39.55%) are students.

“The organisation of online and completed registrations by State, gender, age, concern and disablement has been uploaded to our website and different authoritative platforms for nationalist information.

“Once more, the Commission appreciates the affirmative effect of citizens and organisations mobilising civic information for the exercise.

INEC reiterated that elector registration was lone unfastened to citizens 18 years oregon older astatine the clip of registration.

The Commission warned that it is amerciable for anyone to promote underage registration oregon registration of those beneath 18 successful anticipation that they volition attain the ineligible property of voting by the clip the wide predetermination successful 2027 occurs.