2027: 3.5m Nigerians pre- registered in three weeks – NEC

By Lateef Ibrahim

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has disclosed that a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians had pre-registered in three weeks.
According to the latest update from the Commission at the end of the third week of the online pre-registration and second week of the physical, in-person option, a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have now pre-registered online in three weeks.
The Commission stated this in continuation of its weekly update on the ongoing nationwide voter registration.
The online pre-registration exercise commenced on 18th August 2025.
INEC said that 1,709,933 (48.24%) are male and 1,834,917 (51.76%) are female.
It said in terms of age and occupation, the majority 2,291,809 (64.65%) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 882,441 (24.89%) are students.
The Commission said it would be presenting the combined figures of the completed online pre-registration and the physical (in-person) registration in a single graphic from this week.
It said that the cumulative figure since the physical (in-person) registration commenced on 25th August 2025 is 288,614 as of Thursday, 4th September 2025 of which 132,634 (45.96%) are male and 155,980 (54.04%) are female.
“In terms of age and occupation, 215,414 (74.64%) are between the ages of 18 and 34 while 114,150 (39.55%) are students,” the statement signed by Sam Olumekun
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee said on Monday.
“The distribution of both online and completed registrations by State, gender, age, occupation and disability have been uploaded to our website and other official platforms for public information,” it added.
INEC said it appreciates the positive response of citizens and organisations that have mobilised civic participation for the exercise.
“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 said
“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 holds in 2027.”