From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced that a total number of 2,532,062 Nigerians have pre-registered online in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
He explained that the breakdown shows that 1,218,482 (48.12 per cent) are male and 1,313,580 (51.88.pee cent) are female, adding that in terms of age and occupation, the majority, 1,602,484 (63.29 per cent) are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 647,528 (25.57 per cent) are students.
The commission also warned that 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.
According to the statement; “the commission met in regular session on Tuesday, and among other issues, it considered the report of the ongoing nationwide CVR for both the online and in-person registration of voters.”
“The exercise which started on Monday, August 18 is now in its second week. As at Sunday, August 31, a total of 2,532,062 Nigerians pre-registered online.
“Last week, the commission published the detailed breakdown of the figure at the end of the first week of the exercise the cumulative figure at the end of week two shows that 1,218,482 (48.12.per cent) are male and 1,313,580 (51.88 per cent) are female.
“In terms of age and occupation, the majority, 1,602,484 (63.29 per cent), are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 647,528 (25.57 per cent) are students. The commission reiterates that these are pre-registration figures from our dedicated CVR portal,” the electoral umpire noted in the statement.
Explaining further, Olumekun appealed to Nigerians who have no access to online facilities or those who prefer to register in-persons, assuring them that its staff have been deployed to attend to eligible citizens at it’s 811 State and Local Government offices nationwide.
“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.
In-person registration.
“The commission is aware that there are Nigerians who have no access to online facilities or those who prefer to register in-person. Consequently, our staff have been deployed to attend to eligible citizens at the Commission’s 811 State and LG offices nationwide where they can simultaneously begin and complete their registration.
“The in-person registration commenced on Monday, August 25, 2025. Within five days, a total 72,274 citizens have either completed the pre-registration process or registered afresh out of which 35,622 (49.29 per cent) are male and 36,652 (50.71.per cent) are female. In terms of age and occupation, majority of them, 54,718 (75.71 per cent) are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 30,953 (42.83 per cent) are students.”