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By Our Correspondent<\/p>\n
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that more than 3.8 million Nigerians have registered to vote just three weeks into its ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.<\/p>\n
Making this declaration in a statement on Monday,INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information & Voter Education, Sam Olumekun, said the figure includes both online pre-registrations and in-person registrations.<\/p>\n
According to the Commissioner, “as at Sunday, September 7, 2025, a total of 3,544,850 citizens had completed online pre-registration, which opened on August 18.<\/p>\n
“Of this number, 1,709,933 (48.24%) are male while 1,834,917 (51.76%) are female.<\/p>\n
“Youths dominate the exercise, with 2,291,809 (64.65%) between ages 18\u201334, while 882,441 (24.89%) are students.”<\/p>\n
Continuing he said, “On the in-person front, which commenced August 25, INEC reported that as of September 4, 288,614 Nigerians had completed their registration.<\/p>\n
“Out of these, 132,634 (45.96%) are male and 155,980 (54.04%) are female.<\/p>\n
“Again, young Nigerians led the charge, with 215,414 (74.64%) between ages 18\u201334 and 114,150 (39.55%) identified as students.”<\/p>\n
Olumekun confirmed that a state-by-state breakdown by gender, age, occupation, and disability has been uploaded to the Commission\u2019s website for public scrutiny.<\/p>\n
While commending Nigerians and civic groups for mobilising participation, INEC issued a stern warning: only citizens aged 18 and above are eligible to register.<\/p>\n
The Commission condemned attempts to register underage persons \u201cin anticipation of turning 18 before the 2027 general elections,\u201d stressing that such acts remain illegal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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