By Our Correspondent
\nThe Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has revealed that its Data collection has shown that Nigeria\u2019s voter registration drive is being driven largely by young people and women, with the youth bracket accounting for more than two-thirds of all completed registrations in Phase III, Week Ten.<\/p>\n
According to INEC\u2019s Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, update released as at 17th July 2026, a total of 2,970,957 Nigerians have completed both online and physical registration since the exercise began.<\/p>\n
Gender Breakdown: Women Lead Registration
\nThe figures show a slight edge for female registrants over their male counterparts.<\/p>\n
Female voters accounted for 52.57% of the total with 1,561,765 registrations, while males made up 47.43% with 1,409,192 registrations.<\/p>\n
The gender gap of over 152,000 suggests a growing interest among women to participate in the electoral process ahead of future elections.<\/p>\n
Age Distribution: Youths Drive The Numbers
\nBy age group, the youth demographic overwhelmingly dominates the register.<\/p>\n
Persons aged 18 to 34 years classified as Youth recorded 2,003,183 registrants, representing 67.43% of all completed registrations.<\/p>\n
The Middle-Aged, 35-49 years, followed with 645,651 persons or 21.73%.<\/p>\n
The Elderly, 50-69 years, accounted for 294,443 registrants or 9.91%, while the Old, 70 years and above, recorded the lowest figure at 27,680 persons, representing 0.93%.<\/p>\n
The data indicate that more than 8 out of every 10 new registrants are below 50 years, pointing to a register that is skewing younger.<\/p>\n
What The Figures Mean
\nThe dominance of youth and female registrations could reshape voter turnout dynamics, as INEC continues the nationwide CVR ahead of upcoming polls. Political analysts note that parties and candidates will likely tailor mobilization and messaging to appeal to this younger, female-leaning demographic.<\/p>\n
INEC described the 2,970,957 figure as preliminary and pending data clean-up during the period for claims and objections by citizens, to be followed by the deployment of the Automated Biometric Identification System, ABIS.<\/p>\n
The Commission urged eligible Nigerians who are yet to register to do so via https:\/\/cvr.inec.gov.ng or https:\/\/cvr.inecnigeria.org.<\/p>\n
Registration remains suspended in Osun State because of the forthcoming governorship election in line with Section 9 (6) of the Electoral Act 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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