The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that a total of 4,445,505 Nigerians have registered in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. He also confirmed that the online voter pre-registration in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) closed on Monday, September 15, 2025.
Providing a breakdown of the figures, Olumekun said:
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“As of Sunday, 14th September 2025, a total of 4,445,505 Nigerians have pre-registered online within four weeks since the exercise commenced on 18th August 2025.
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Of this figure, 2,141,294 (48.17%) are male, while 2,304,211 (51.83%) are female.
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By age and occupation, 2,924,643 (65.79%) fall within the 18–34 age bracket, while 1,112,344 (25.02%) are students.”
He further explained that as of Friday, 12th September 2025, the combined total of completed online pre-registration and physical (in-person) registration stood at 509,929. Out of this:
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229,758 (45.06%) are male and 280,171 (54.94%) are female.
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378,132 (74.15%) are aged 18–34, while 196,529 (38.54%) are students.
Olumekun added that the detailed breakdown of registrations—by state, gender, age, occupation, and disability status—had been published on the commission’s website and official platforms for public access.
On the FCT registration process, he noted:
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“As earlier announced, online voter pre-registration in the FCT ends today, Monday 15th September 2025.
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For the next two weeks, the physical (in-person) option will be available at designated centres.
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Thereafter, the commission will devolve registration to all 62 wards in the FCT from 29th September to 8th October 2025. Detailed addresses of the centres have already been uploaded on our official platforms.”
