CVR: INEC Registers 69,376 In Seven Hours Of Commencement Of Online Registration Of Voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared that 69,376 voters got registered in less than seven hours of the nationwide commencement of the day-one of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
This was disclosed by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information & Voter Education Committee Sam Olumekun mni, who stated that the registration portal went live at 8.30am, but by 3.30pm, just seven hours later, as many as 69,376 Nigerians pre-registered online.
Of this figure, 33,803 (48.7 per cent) are male, while 35,573 (51.3 per cent) are female. In terms of age, 48,033 (69.2 per cent) are young persons aged 18–34,” he said.
Olumekun explained that the portal would remain active round the clock and urged eligible citizens who had not registered to take advantage of the opportunity.
He added that in-person registration would begin on Monday, 25 August 2025, at INEC’s 811 state and local government offices nationwide, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays.
This option, he said, would allow those who prefer physical registration to participate while also enabling online applicants to complete their process.
The commission also announced that weekly updates on the CVR exercise would be released from next week, with breakdowns by state, gender, age, occupation and disability.
INEC reminded Nigerians that registration is open only to citizens aged 18 and above who have not previously registered. It warned that double or multiple registration is illegal.
He also stated that inter-State/FCT and intra-State/FCT transfer of voters as well as the replacement of lost or damaged voters cards are allowed during the Continuous Voter Registration CVR.
He added that the portal is available 24 hours everyday of the week at cvr.inecnigeria.org, adding that the voter registration is only open to Nigerian citizens.