The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has disclosed that no fewer than 69,376 Nigerians accomplished their on-line pre-registration inside the first seven hours of the nationwide Steady Voter Registration (CVR) reopening.
INEC Nationwide Commissioner and Chairman, Info and Voter Training Committee, Sam Olumekun, confirmed this in a press release issued on Monday in Abuja.
“The portal went dwell at 8.30 a.m., and by 3.30 p.m., 69,376 Nigerians had already pre-registered on-line,” he stated
Breakdown of registrants
- Whole registrants: 69,376
- Male: 33,803 (48.7%)
- Feminine: 35,573 (51.3%)
- Younger individuals (18–34 years): 48,033 (69.2%)
Olumekun stated the voter registration portal is accessible 24 hours day by day.
“The portal is on the market 24 hours day-after-day of the week at https://cvr.inecnigeria.org,” they acknowledged
Bodily registration to start nationwide
The INEC Commissioner introduced that in-person registration will start on Monday, August 25, 2025, throughout the fee’s 811 State and Native Authorities workplaces nationwide, between 9 a.m. and three p.m. on weekdays.
He stated the method will cater to residents preferring bodily registration in addition to those that started on-line pre-registration however want to finish the train in individual.
Olumekun pressured that each on-line and in-person registration would run concurrently for the whole period of the CVR as contained in INEC’s earlier schedule.
INEC additionally confirmed it could start issuing weekly updates from subsequent week to maintain the general public knowledgeable on the progress of the CVR train.
These updates will present an in depth breakdown of registrants by state, gender, age, occupation, and incapacity.
Eligibility and restrictions
The fee reminded residents that the train is strictly for Nigerians aged 18 years and above who should not already registered voters.
“For readability, registration is open solely to Nigerian residents aged 18 and above who should not already registered voters. Double registration is illegal,” Olumekun stated.
He added that these in search of transfers between States or the FCT, and people requiring alternative of misplaced or broken playing cards, are permitted to take action throughout the CVR.
What it is best to know
To start the method of acquiring a Everlasting Voter Card (PVC) with out first visiting a bodily centre, candidates are to go online to https://cvr.inecnigeria.org, the place they are going to be required to create a private account utilizing a sound electronic mail deal with and cellphone quantity.
As soon as the account is lively, registrants can fill of their private particulars, together with full title, date of beginning, gender, occupation, and residential deal with. The platform additionally permits the add of a current passport {photograph}, which varieties a part of the registration report.
After finishing the web type, the applicant should e-book an appointment for biometric seize on the nearest INEC registration centre. On the appointed date, the registrant is predicted to seem bodily for fingerprint and facial scans.
As soon as this step is accomplished, INEC points a Non permanent Voter Card (TVC), which serves as proof of registration. The TVC is later exchanged for a Everlasting Voter Card (PVC) that might be used throughout elections.
INEC has pressured that Nigerians who already possess a PVC don’t must register once more, for the reason that playing cards don’t expire. As an alternative, those that misplaced or broken their playing cards can request a alternative by the identical portal.
