The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that 3,441,121 Nigerians have successfully registered in the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
In its week 13 report released on Wednesday in Abuja, the commission stated that the figure—captured as of April 3—includes both online pre-registrations and in-person registrations carried out across the country.
A breakdown of the data shows that 2,068,384 applicants completed their registration through the online pre-registration platform, while 1,372,737 individuals registered physically at designated centres.
State-by-state figures indicate that Jigawa recorded the highest number of registrations with 201,047 voters, accounting for 5.84 per cent of the total. Lagos followed with 181,095 registrants, while Kano came third with 177,681.
Youth participation dominated the exercise, with individuals aged 18 to 34 making up 2,354,768 of the registrants, representing 68.43 per cent. Gender analysis revealed that women accounted for 1,922,143 (55.86 per cent), while men made up 1,518,978 (44.14 per cent).
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In terms of occupation, students formed the largest group of new voters, numbering 1,235,931 (35.92 per cent). They were followed by business owners at 701,912 (20.40 per cent), and those engaged in farming and fishing at 615,967 (18.28 per cent).
The commission also disclosed that 48,330 of the registrants are persons living with disabilities.
INEC noted that the current figures remain provisional, pending a comprehensive data clean-up process, which will include a period for claims and objections as well as verification through the Automated Biometric Identification System.
It further clarified that voter registration activities remain on hold in the Federal Capital Territory in line with Section 9 (6) of the Electoral Act 2022, following the Area Council Election held on February 21.
The commission encouraged all eligible Nigerians who have yet to register to do so via its official CVR portals.