The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it recorded 1,379,342 online pre-registrations nationwide in the past week.
ThelensNG had earlier reported the commencement of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) by INEC on August 18, with the Commission recording 69,376 online pre-registrations within the first seven hours.
In a statement on Monday, August 25, the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this development, noting that in-person registration has now commenced.
“The nationwide online pre-registration of voters commenced on Monday 18th August 2025. As at yesterday, Sunday 24th August 2025, a total of 1,379,342 Nigerians registered nationwide in just one week. As promised, the Commission is glad to publish the first weekly update of the exercise by providing details of the registration by state, gender, age, occupation and disability.
“The breakdown of the online pre-registrations shows that 661,846 (47.96%) are male and 717,856 (52.04%) are female. Young people between the ages of 18 and 34 constitute the majority of the registrants with 860,286 (62.37%). In terms of occupation, 374,534 (27.15%) are students while the figure for persons with disability is 27,089 (1.96%). Full details have been published on our website and other official platforms for public information.
“Meanwhile, physical registration kicks off today in our 811 State and Local Government offices nationwide. This will afford those who prefer the in-person option to register at the centres and those who chose the online pre-registration method to complete their registration,” the statement noted.
The Commission appealed to the public, reminding them that the ongoing voter registration is open only to Nigerian citizens who are at least 18 years old and who are not already registered voters.
INEC warned that double or multiple registration is a violation of the law.
“However, inter-State/FCT and intra-State/FCT transfer of voters as well as the replacement of lost or damaged voters cards are allowed during the CVR. The exercise will continue for one year until 30th August 2026,” the electoral body said.
It urged all intending registrants not to wait until the deadline approaches, adding that from past experience, the registration centres become overwhelmed with last-minute applicants making appeals for deadline extensions.
