The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have registered online for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
It also added that it would start presenting the combined figures of the completed online pre-registration and the physical (in-person) registration in a single graphic.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Monday noted that the commission stressed that the distribution of both online and completed registrations by State, gender, age, occupation and disability have been uploaded to its website and other official platforms for public information.
He said: “As at Sunday 7th September 2025, a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have now pre-registered online in three weeks since the commencement of the exercise on 18th August 2025.
“The figure at the end of Week Three shows that 1,709,933 (48.24 per cent) are male and 1,834,917 (51.76 per cent) are female. In terms of age and occupation, the majority 2,291,809 (64.65 per cent) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 882,441 (24.89 per cent) are students.
“The cumulative figure since the physical (in-person) registration commenced on 25th August 2025 is 288,614 as of Thursday, 4th September 2025 of which 132,634 (45.96 per cent) are male and 155,980 (54.04 per cent) are female.
“In terms of age and occupation, 215,414 (74.64 per cent) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 114,150 (39.55 per cent) are students.”
He added that the Commission appreciated the positive response of citizens and organisations that have mobilised civic participation for the exercise.
The commission reiterated that voter registration is only open to citizens who are 18 years or older at the time of registration.
He emphasised it is illegal for anyone to encourage underage registration or those below 18 years of age to register in anticipation that they will attain the legal age of voting by the time the general election holds in 2027.