From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the online pre-registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 3,544,850.
The commission, in a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, noted that the figure was realised after three weeks of resumption of the exercise.
INEC equally frowned at some persons who are instigating underaged Nigerians to participate in the exercise, disclosing that female participants were leading the figure at the end of week three with 1,709,933, males (48.24 percent) while females accounted for 1,834,917 (51.76 percent).
The statement read: “In continuation of our weekly update on the ongoing nationwide voter registration, the commission is pleased to publish the data at the end of the third week of the online pre-registration and second week of the physical (in-person) option.
“As of Sunday, September 7, a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have now pre-registered online in three weeks since the commencement of the exercise on August 18, 2025.
“The figure at the end of week three shows that 1,709,933 (48.24 percent) are males and 1,834,917 (51.76 percent) are females. In terms of age and occupation, the majority of 2,291,809 (64.65 percent) are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 882,441 (24.89 percent) are students.
The commission equally gave an update on the completed registration, noting, “From this week, the commission will be presenting the combined figures of the completed online pre-registration and the physical (in-person) registration in a single graphic.
“The cumulative figure since the physical (in-person) registration commenced on August 25 is 288,614 as of Thursday, September 4, out of which 132,634 (45.96 percent ) are males and 155,980 (54.04 percent) are females. In terms of age and occupation, 215,414 (74.64 percent) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 114,150 (39.55 percent) are students.”
The electoral umpire also disclosed in the detailed breakdown that, “The distribution of both online and completed registrations by state, gender, age, occupation and disability, have been uploaded to our website and other official platforms for public information.”
While giving appreciation and appeal, INEC noted, “Once more, the commission appreciates the positive response of citizens and organisations that have mobilised civic participation for the exercise.
“However, we wish to reiterate that voter registration is only open to citizens who are 18 years or older at the time of registration. It is illegal for anyone to encourage underage registration or those below 18 years of age to register in anticipation that they will attain the legal age of voting by the time the general election will be held in 2027.”
