CVR: 4.5m Nigerians Registered in Four Weeks, Says INEC
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed that a total of 4,445,505 persons had registered in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement issued Monday, also said the online voter pre-registration in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ended yesterday, Monday 15, September 2025.
Olumekun stated, “As of Sunday 14th September 2025, a total of 4,445,505 Nigerians have now pre-registered online in four weeks since the commencement of the exercise on 18th August 2025.
“The figure at the end of Week Four shows that 2,141,294 (48.17 per cent) are male and 2,304,211 (51.83 per cent) are female.
“In terms of age and occupation, the majority 2,924,643 (65.79 per cent) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 1,112,344 (25.02 per cent) are students.”
“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 per cent) are male and 280,171 (54.94 per cent) are female.
“In terms of age and occupation, 378,132 (74.15 per cent) are young people between the ages of 18 and 34 while 196,529 (38.54 per cent) are students.”
Olumekun added that the detailed distribution of both online and completed registrations by state, gender, age, occupation and disability had been uploaded on its website and other official platforms for public information.
On Ward level registration in FCT, he said, “As earlier announced by the commission, the online voter pre-registration in the FCT ends today, 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.”
