INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu
Over 2.5 million Nigerians pre-registered online in Two Weeks-INEC
By Raphael Ekpang
Abuja (Core Reporters) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Online Pre-registration exercise which started on Monday, August 18, 2025, and in its second week on Sunday, August 31, a total of 2,532,062 Nigerians have pre-registered online.
According to the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, September 2. 2025, and considered the report of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for both the online and in-person registration of voters.
Olumekun said, last week, the Commission published the detailed breakdown of the figure at the end of Week One of the exercise. Adding that the cumulative figure at the end of Week Two shows that 1,218,482 (48.12%) are male and 1,313,580 (51.88%) are female. In terms of age and occupation, the majority – 1,602,484 (63.29%) – are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 647,528 (25.57%) are students.
“The Commission reiterates that these are pre-registration figures from our dedicated CVR portal. 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.
“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 Local Government offices nationwide where they can simultaneously begin and complete their registration. The centres are open from 9.00am – 3.00pm daily (Monday to Friday). The list and addresses of the centres have already been made public.
Recall that the in-person registration commenced on Monday 25th August 2025. Within five days as at Friday 29th August 2025, a total 72,274 citizens have either completed the pre-registration process or registered afresh out of which 35,622 (49.29%) are male and 36,652 (50.71%) are female. In terms of age and occupation, the majority of them – 54,718 (75.71%) – are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 30,953 (42.83%) are students.
Core Reporters report that Graphic details of the distribution of registrants at the end of Week Two of the online and Week One of the in-person registrations by State, gender, age, occupation and disability have been uploaded to our website and other official platforms for public information.
“The Commission appreciates the positive response of citizens and the efforts of the organisations that have mobilised civic participation in the exercise,” Olumekun said.
