CVR: 4.4 million Nigerians pre-registered – INEC gives fresh update

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released further update on the ongoing online and in-person registration of voters.

The Commission gave the latest update in a statement signed by Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee.

On the online pre-registration, INEC said as of Sunday, 14th September, 2025, a total of 4,445,505 Nigerians have pre-registered online in four weeks since the commencement of the exercise on 18th August, 2025.

It said that the figure at the end of Week Four shows that 2,141,294 (48.17%) are male and 2,304,211 (51.83%) are female.

“In terms of age and occupation, the majority 2,924,643 (65.79%) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 1,112,344 (25.02%) are students,” INEC added.

On the completed registration, the Commission said that as of Friday, 12th September, 2025, the combined figures of the completed online pre-registration and the physical (in-person) registration is 509,929 out of which 229,758 (45.06%) are male and 280,171 (54.94%) are female. In terms of age and occupation, 378,132 (74.15%) are young people between the ages of 18 and 34 while 196,529 (38.54%) are students.

INEC said that detailed distribution of both online and completed registrations by state, gender, age, occupation and disability have been uploaded to its website and other official platforms for public information.

On ward level registration in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the Commission said as it earlier announced, the online voter pre-registration in the FCT ends on Monday, 15th September, 2025.

“For the next two weeks, the physical (in-person) option will be at the designated venues. Thereafter, the Commission will devolve the registration to all the 62 Wards in the FCT from 29th September to 8th October 2025.

“Detailed addresses of the centres have already been uploaded to our official platforms,” the statement said.

CVR: 4.4 million Nigerians pre-registered – INEC gives fresh update