By Ogungbayi Adeyemi S. | adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com
Editor, DDNews |
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that no fewer than 1,565,873 Nigerians successfully completed voter registration as of June 26, 2026.
The figure was recorded at the end of the seventh week of Phase III of the commission’s Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
According to statistics released by INEC on Tuesday, the total comprises 620,933 citizens who completed online pre-registration and 944,940 who registered physically at designated centres.
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The commission, however, noted that the figures are preliminary and remain subject to a comprehensive data clean-up during the period for public claims and objections, after which the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) will be deployed.
Kano State led with the highest number of registrants — 118,207 (7.55%), followed by:
Lagos — 78,360 (5%)
Delta — 76,395 (4.88%)
Voter registration has been temporarily suspended in Ekiti and Osun states in compliance with Section 9(6) of the Electoral Act 2022, due to the just-concluded governorship election in Ekiti and the upcoming one in Osun.
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Gender Distribution:
Females: 821,276 (52.45%)
Males: 744,597 (47.55%)
Age Distribution:
Youths (18–34 years): 1,082,985 (69.16%)
35–49 years: 331,376 (21.16%)
Older age groups: Remainder
Occupational Breakdown:
Students: 384,093 (24.53%)
Business owners: 333,539 (21.30%)
Farming/Fishing: 273,627 (17.47%)
A total of 18,919 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) also registered during the period.
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INEC urged all eligible Nigerians who are yet to register to take advantage of the ongoing exercise by using the online portal at https://cvr.inec.gov.ng or visiting physical CVR centres nationwide.
The commission emphasised the importance of voter registration as a civic duty to ensure citizens can participate in future elections.
More updates on the CVR exercise are expected in the coming weeks.
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