Kano, young Nigerians top as INEC registers 2.4 million new voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that much than 2.4 cardinal radical person successfully completed the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) workout crossed the country.
According to the commission’s latest update, 2,436,275 Nigerians completed their registration by July 10, 2026. Of this figure, 823,324 radical registered online, portion 1,612,951 finished the process astatine INEC registration centres.

Kano State recorded the highest fig of completed registrations with 182,749 voters. Edo came 2nd with 121,554 registrations, portion Lagos followed with 114,983.

The committee said women made up the bulk of caller voters, with 1,282,831 registrations, representing 52.65 per cent. Men accounted for 1,153,444 registrations, oregon 47.35 per cent.

Young radical betwixt the ages of 18 and 34 formed the largest radical of caller registrants, with 1,682,962 people, making up much than 69 per cent of the total.

INEC besides disclosed that 1,210,624 students completed their registration, portion 8,326 persons surviving with disabilities were registered during the exercise.

The committee added that it processed 252,911 requests to transportation elector registration, 91,830 applications for replacement of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), and 50,091 requests to close idiosyncratic information.

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