Electoral commission has ended its Continuous Voter Registration exercise after adding about 10.18 million new eligible voters to the national register ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 3,867,997 Nigerians completed the process in the final Phase III, Week 11, which concluded last weekend. Combined with earlier phases, the cumulative figure of new registrants stands at approximately 10,188,755.
According to data published on the commission’s portal, 2,572,054 voters registered in the first phase and 3,748,704 in the second. The total number of eligible voters for next year’s polls is currently projected at more than 93 million.
However, INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan has expressed concerns about possible duplication in the register, including among the new registrants, which could reduce the final figure.
Physical registration centres accounted for the majority of completions, with 2,697,863 people registering in person compared with 1,170,134 who started online before finishing the process. Physical centres thus handled nearly 70 percent of all completed registrations.
Kano State led with 330,906 completed registrations (8.55 percent of the national total), followed by Lagos with 181,254 (4.69 percent) and Delta with 166,895 (4.31 percent). Other high-registration states included Edo (156,150), Sokoto (145,160), Ebonyi (146,507) and Taraba (141,649).
Lower figures were recorded in Ekiti (2,276), Ondo (23,824), Plateau (41,993) and the Federal Capital Territory (56,285). Osun State recorded no registrations during the period because the exercise was suspended ahead of an off-cycle governorship election, in line with Section 9(6) of the Electoral Act 2022.
The commission said the figures reflect completed online and physical registrations nationwide as it works to expand voter participation for future elections.
