The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that more than 3.5 million Nigerians have completed online pre-registration for the ongoing nationwide voter registration exercise.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday, September 8, and signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee.
The Commission said: “As at Sunday 7th September 2025, a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have now pre-registered online in three weeks since the commencement of the exercise on 18th August 2025.”
INEC’s figures showed that women made up a slight majority of the online registrants, accounting for 1,834,917 or 51.76 percent, compared to 1,709,933 men.
“It also noted that young people remained the most active participants, with “2,291,809 (64.65%) between the ages of 18 and 34 while 882,441 (24.89%) are students.”
The Commission added that it will now combine both online and in-person registration figures for reporting.
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According to the statement, “The cumulative figure since the physical (in-person) registration commenced on 25th August 2025 is 288,614 as of Thursday, 4th September 2025 of which 132,634 (45.96%) are male and 155,980 (54.04%) are female.”
On the age distribution of in-person registrants, INEC disclosed that “215,414 (74.64%) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 114,150 (39.55%) are students.”
The Commission confirmed that a detailed breakdown by state, gender, age, occupation, and disability had been uploaded to its official platforms for public access.
INEC expressed appreciation to citizens and civic groups that have mobilised participation but cautioned against illegal practices.
“We wish to reiterate that voter registration is only open to citizens who are 18 years or older at the time of registration.
“It is illegal for anyone to encourage underage registration or those below 18 years of age to register in anticipation that they will attain the legal age of voting by the time the general election holds in 2027,” the statement read.