The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that over eight million Nigerians have completed the pre-online phase of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, with about 1.7 million Nigerians successfully completing their registration process.
According to the week nine statistics, a total of 8,003,196 people participated in the online registration. Imo State recorded the highest number of registrants with 826,850, representing 10.32% of the total, followed by Lagos State with 604,619 (7.56%) and Ogun State with 510,062 (6.37%). Yobe State had the lowest number, recording only 2,714 registrants (0.03%). INEC added that voter registration in Anambra State remains suspended, in accordance with Section 9(6) of the Electoral Act 2022, until after the November 8 governorship election.
A demographic analysis showed that women slightly outnumbered men, with 4,190,890 female registrants (52.37%) compared to 3,812,306 males (47.63%). Young people aged 18 to 34 made up the largest age group, accounting for 5,533,514 registrants (69.14%). Those aged 35 to 49 represented 1,678,212 (20.97%), while the elderly, aged 50 to 69, constituted 704,866 (8.81%).
Students were the largest occupational group, with 2,018,967 (25.23%), followed by businesspeople at 1,659,690 (20.74%). Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) made up 182,718 registrants, or 2.29% of the total.
INEC also noted that over 1.7 million Nigerians have completed both the online pre-registration and physical verification stages. Of these, 956,566 completed their registration online, while 753,884 did so in person at designated centers.
Further breakdown showed that youth aged 18–34 years accounted for 73.74% (1,261,288) of the total completed registrations. Females constituted 55.27% (945,305), while males made up 44.73% (765,145). PWDs accounted for 1.41% (24,207).
In terms of occupation, students again led with 566,391 (33.11%), followed by businesspeople with 316,295 (18.49%) and housewives with 259,932 (15.28%).
A state-by-state analysis showed Osun, Lagos, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) leading in total completed registrations. Osun recorded the highest number with 151,593, followed by FCT with 106,855 and Lagos with 85,831. Other states with significant figures include Kano (96,280), Imo (90,469), and Rivers (28,507).
INEC emphasized that these figures are provisional and will be subject to further verification through the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) to eliminate duplicate or invalid registrations.
The commission urged all eligible Nigerians who have not yet registered to visit the official portals, [https://cvr.inec.gov.ng](https://cvr.inec.gov.ng) or [https://cvr.inecnigeria.org](https://cvr.inecnigeria.org), or proceed to the nearest registration center to complete their registration.