The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said 3,544,850 Nigerians have pre-registered online for the ongoing nationwide voter registration exercise within three weeks of its commencement.

The exercise, which began on August 18, 2025, had recorded 288,614 completed registrations, combining both online and in-person processes, as of September 4, 2025.

INEC, in a statement on Monday by its National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said female applicants accounted for a slightly higher proportion in both categories, making up 51.76 per cent of the online pre-registrations and 54.04 per cent of the completed registrations.

According to the Commission, youths aged between 18 and 34 years dominate the exercise, representing 64.65 per cent (2,291,809) of the online registrants and 74.64 per cent (215,414) of the completed registrations.
Students also make up a significant number, with 24.89 per cent (882,441) in the online category and 39.55 per cent (114,150) among those who have completed the process.

“However, 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 is held in 2027”, Olumekun stated.

He said a detailed breakdown of the registration figures by state, gender, age, occupation, and disability has been uploaded to its official platforms.