More than 6.2 million Nigerians pre-registered online for the country’s Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the sixth week of the programme, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday.
INEC data showed 6,232,673 pre-registrants were recorded between Sept. 22 and Sept. 28, with women making up 52.1% and men 47.9%. Young people aged 18 to 34 dominated the process, accounting for over 4.2 million entries, while students submitted more than 1.5 million applications.
Borno State led with 682,805 pre-registrations, followed by Osun with 599,363 and Lagos with 555,442. Other states with high figures included Kebbi (472,662), Ogun (450,897) and Kaduna (376,054). Enugu recorded the lowest participation, with just 5,092.
INEC said 1,004,132 Nigerians completed both online and physical registrations in week five, including 537,743 finalised online and 466,389 processed at registration centres. Women accounted for 55.3% of the total, while men were 44.7%.
Until recently, states in the southwest had consistently led the CVR process since its launch on Aug. 18. But INEC noted stronger turnout in northern states such as Borno and Kebbi, driven by mobilisation efforts by community groups, religious leaders and local officials.