The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday disclosed that over 2.6 million Nigerians have registered online and in-person in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, who made this announcement through a statement issued on Tuesday, said a total of 2,604,336 registrations were recorded, comprising 2,532,062 online and 72,274 in-person.
The commission recorded 69,376 online pre-registrations within the first seven hours of reopening the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
According to INEC, the online pre-registration exercise, which began on August 18, 2025, has so far recorded 2,532,062 applications.
“As at Sunday 31st August 2025, a total of 2,532,062 Nigerians pre-registered online,” Olumekun said, just as he also explained that out of the figure, 1,218,482 (48.12%) are male and 1,313,580 (51.88%) are female. Youths between the ages of 18 and 34 dominate the figures with 1,602,484 (63.29%), while students make up 647,528 (25.57%).
Olumekun added that many Nigerians without access to online facilities have opted for in-person registration.
“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,” he said.
The in-person registration, which started on August 25, 2025, has so far recorded 72,274 applications in five days. Out of this number, 35,622 (49.29%) are male while 36,652 (50.71%) are female. Youths between 18 and 34 years also lead the figures with 54,718 (75.71%) registrants, while students account for 30,953 (42.83%).
INEC stated in the statement that online registration must be completed physically at any of its 811 state and local government offices.
“The introduction of the pre-registration option in 2021 has enabled Nigerians to commence the online process from anywhere in the world 24 hours a day including weekends.
However, all online pre-registrants are required to appear physically to complete the process in our 811 State and Local Government offices nationwide where their fingerprints and facial biometric details will be captured.
This instruction is clearly stated on the online portal. We urge all online pre-registrants to complete the process in-person at the INEC designated registration centres without which the online process alone is invalid,” Olumekun said.
INEC added that detailed state-by-state figures have been uploaded to its website for public access.
