The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a fresh update following the ongoing online and in-person registration of voters across the country.
During a regular session on Tuesday, the commission among other issues considered the report of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for both the online and in-person registration of voters.
INEC said that the exercise which began on Monday August 18, has witnessed a total of 2,532,062 Nigerians pre-registered online.
The statement signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee asks the Commission to be aware that there are Nigerians who have no access to online facilities or those who prefer to register in-person.
Olumekun said staff of INEC have been deployed to attend to eligible citizens at the Commission’s 811 State and Local Government offices nationwide where they can simultaneously begin and complete their registration.
According to him, the centres are open from 9.00am – 3.00pm daily (Monday to Friday). The list and addresses of the centres have already been made public.
“The in-person registration commenced on Monday 25th August 2025. Within five days as of Friday 29th August 2025, a total of 72,274 citizens have either completed the pre-registration process or registered afresh out of which 35,622 (49.29%) are male and 36,652 (50.71%) are female. In terms of age and occupation, the majority of them – 54,718 (75.71%) – are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 30,953 (42.83%) are students.
“Graphic details of the distribution of registrants at the end of Week Two of the online and Week One of the in-person registrations by State, gender, age, occupation and disability have been uploaded to our website and other official platforms for public information.
“The Commission appreciates the positive response of citizens and the efforts of the organisations that have mobilised civic participation in the exercise,” Olumekun stated.