This was in continuation of its weekly update on the ongoing
nationwide voter registration.

According to the latest update from the Commission at the
end of the third week of the online pre-registration and second week of the
physical, in-person option, a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have now
pre-registered online in three weeks.

The online pre-registration exercise commenced on 18th
August 2025.

INEC said that 1,709,933 (48.24%) are male and 1,834,917
(51.76%) are female.

It said in terms of age and occupation, the majority
2,291,809 (64.65%) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 882,441 (24.89%) are
students.

The Commission said it would be presenting the combined
figures of the completed online pre-registration and the physical (in-person)
registration in a single graphic from this week.

It said that the cumulative figure since the physical
(in-person) registration commenced on 25th August 2025 is 288,614 as of
Thursday, 4th September 2025 of which 132,634 (45.96%) are male and 155,980
(54.04%) are female.

“In terms of age and occupation, 215,414 (74.64%) are
between the ages of 18 and 34 while 114,150 (39.55%) are students,” the
statement signed by Sam Olumekun

National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter
Education Committee said on Monday.

“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,” it added.

INEC said it 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 said

“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 holds in 2027.”