More than 8 million voters have registered online for the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
A total of 8, 003, 196 entries were made in the 9th week of registration, October 13 through October 19th, 2025, according to new data obtained by Channels Television from the Commission on October 13, 2025.
According to the data, women slightly outnumbered men in the registration process, with 4, 190, 890 female registrants (52.37%) compared to 3, 812, 306 males (47.63%).
Young Nigerians aged 18–34 made up the bulk of registrants, accounting for 5, 533, 514 entries (69.14%). Middle-aged citizens between 35–49 years followed with 1, 678, 212 (20.97%), while those aged 50–69 contributed 704, 866 (8.81%).
Students formed the largest occupational group with 2, 018, 967 registrations (25.23%), followed by business professionals at 1, 659, 690 (20.74%). 182, 718 registered registrants, or 2.229% of the total, made up Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).
With 826, 850 entries, or 10.32% of the total, Imo State was in the lead.
Lagos State followed with 604, 619 registrations (7.56%), while Ogun State secured third place with 510, 062 (6.37%).
With only 2, 714 registrations (0.03%), Yobe State had the lowest participation rate.
In the meantime, the governorship election will be held on November 8th, 2019, in accordance with Section 9 (6) of the Electoral Act 2022.
1, 710, 450 Nigerians completed both the physical biometric capture and online pre-registration, according to INEC. 956, 566 of this number registered online, whereas 753, 884 did so at designated physical centers.
Youth participation remained high in the total registrations, with 1, 261, 288 18 to 34 year olds making up 73.74% of the total. Female registrants led again with 945, 305 (55.27%) compared to 765, 145 males (44.73%). PWDs accounted for 24, 207 (1.41%).
Students continued to lead in occupational representation with 566, 391 completed registrations (33.11%), followed by businesspersons (316, 295 at 18.49%) and housewives (259, 932 at 15.28%).
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Osun State recorded the most completed registrations, with 151 and 593, followed by Lagos State, which had 106, 855, and Lagos State, which had 85 and 831. Other notable figures include Kano (96, 280), Imo (90, 469), and Rivers (28, 507).
The Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), which will identify and remove multiple registrations that were invalid, is a key component of the final figures, according to INEC.
CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION (CVR)
Weekly Online Pre-Registration Statistics: October 13 through October 19 (Week 9)
Total number of pre-registrants: 8, 003, 196
Female: 4, 190, 890 (52.37%)
Male: 3, 812, 306 (47.63%)
Youths (18-34): 5, 533, 514
Students: 2, 018, 967
PWDs: 182, 718 pic. twitter.com/bDBTyqEoSD
Source: Channels TV
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