The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 2,449,475 Nigerians have completed voter registration, both online and physically.
Of this total, 1,425,898 people registered online, while 1,023,577 completed registration at physical centres.
Top states by registration numbers:
Osun: 193,026
Imo: 144,209
Kano: 142,433
Sokoto: 132,584
Lagos: 115,334
Borno: 112,226
Federal Capital Territory: 106,855
Kogi: 97,012
Jigawa: 95,543
Zamfara: 90,739
Other notable figures include Katsina with 87,661, Kaduna 82,421, Delta 79,495, Kebbi 77,721, Ogun 77,014, and Niger 73,745. Oyo and Akwa Ibom reported similar numbers of around 68,500 each.
States with fewer registrations include Rivers (63,621), Adamawa (52,381), Kwara (50,221), Yobe (49,766), Benue (46,802), Bayelsa (41,856), Bauchi (37,749), Ekiti (33,393), Gombe (32,890), and Nasarawa (31,862). Ebonyi had 29,102, Edo 27,602, Plateau 25,301, Taraba 18,731, Enugu 17,234, Ondo 16,709, Cross River 15,339, and Abia 13,875.
Anambra State has not recorded any registrations as voter registration there is still suspended due to the recent governorship election, as stated in Section 9(6) of the Electoral Act 2022.
The Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will run until August 2026.
Since it began on August 18, 2025, southern states.
