From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that no fewer than 69,376 Nigerians registered online within seven hours after opening the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) portal, yesterday.
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja to give update on the first day of the pre-registration process.
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The electoral umpire explained that of the 33,803 (48.7 perent) are male while 35,573 (51.3 percent) are female.
The statement read: “As Nigerians are aware, the nationwide CVR commenced on Monday 18th August 2025, with the online pre-registration of voters.”
“The registration portal went live at 8.30am, but by 3.30pm, just seven hours later, as many as 69,376 Nigerians pre-registered online. Of this figure, 33,803 (48.7 percent) are male while 35,573 (51.3 percent) are female. In terms of age, 48,033 (69.2 percent) are young persons aged 18-34.
“Meanwhile, the commission is set to commence the in-person registration option on Monday 25th August 2025 at our 811 State and Local Government offices nationwide from 9.00am – 3.00pm during weekdays (Monday to Friday) only.
“This will enable those who prefer the in-person option to register and for the online pre-registrants to complete their registration. The two options will proceed simultaneously throughout the duration of the CVR as indicated in the schedule earlier released by the commission.
“From next week, the commission will be giving weekly updates on the CVR, including detailed breakdown by State, gender, age, occupation and disability. For emphasis, the public should note that voter registration is only open to Nigerian citizens who are at least 18 years old and who are not registered voters.
“Double or multiple registration is a violation of the law. However, inter-State/FCT and intra-State/FCT transfer of voters as well as the replacement of lost or damaged voters cards are allowed during the CVR,” the statement read.
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