The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it has recorded a total of 7,415,760 online pre-registrations in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, with Borno State leading with 783,546 registrants.
The figures were released in INEC’s latest update on the exercise, which began on August 18 across the country.
According to the commission, as of October 12, a total of 1,502,733 Nigerians have successfully completed their registration, having gone through both the online and physical phases. Of this number, 878,715 completed their registration online, while 674,018 registered in person at designated centers.
The data also provided a demographic breakdown of the online pre-registrants, revealing that 3,877,330 (52.28 percent) were female and 3,538,430 (47.72 percent) were male. Youths aged 18 to 34 made up the majority, with 5,095,056 registrants, while 1,873,848 were students. A total of 168,680 persons with disabilities were also recorded during the online pre-registration phase.
Following Borno, other top states in terms of online pre-registration numbers include Osun with 632,751 registrants, Lagos with 590,341, Kebbi with 557,778, and Kaduna with 471,375.
In terms of completed registration during the seventh week of the exercise, covering October 6 to 10, INEC recorded 1,502,733 total registrants. Of this figure, 828,563 were female, representing 55.14 percent, while 674,170 were male, representing 44.86 percent.
Occupational data from the completed registrations show that students accounted for the highest number with 507,097, representing 33.74 percent. They were followed by business owners with 279,384 registrants and housewives with 223,903. Persons with disabilities made up 1.41 percent of the total with 21,244 registrants during the week.
Lagos State recorded the highest number of completed registrations during the week, with 78,128, followed by Kano with 82,703 and Oyo with 43,165.
INEC also reiterated that all forms of registration, both online and physical, remain suspended in Anambra State until after the governorship election scheduled for November 8.
