The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than eight million Nigerians have completed their online registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
Fresh data obtained by Channels Television from the Commission on Tuesday revealed a total of 8,003,196 entries recorded in the 9th week of registration, spanning 13th–19th October 2025.
According to the data, women slightly outnumbered men in the process, with 4,190,890 female registrants (52.37%) compared to 3,812,306 males (47.63%).
Young Nigerians aged 18–34 years formed the majority of registrants, accounting for 5,533,514 entries (69.14%). They were followed by middle-aged citizens aged 35–49 years with 1,678,212 (20.97%), and older citizens aged 50–69 years with 704,866 (8.81%).
Students constituted the largest occupational group with 2,018,967 registrations (25.23%), followed by business professionals at 1,659,690 (20.74%). Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) made up 182,718 registrants (2.29%) of the total.
Imo State topped the list with 826,850 entries (10.32%), while Lagos State followed with 604,619 (7.56%), and Ogun State came third with 510,062 (6.37%). Yobe State had the lowest participation with just 2,714 registrations (0.03%).
Meanwhile, the CVR exercise remains suspended in Anambra State in line with Section 9(6) of the Electoral Act 2022, pending the conclusion of the November 8 governorship election.
INEC further disclosed that 1,710,450 Nigerians have completed both online pre-registration and physical biometric capture. Of this figure, 956,566 completed their registration online, while 753,884 did so at physical centres.
Youth participation remained dominant with 1,261,288 individuals aged 18–34 (73.74%). Female registrants led again with 945,305 (55.27%) compared to 765,145 males (44.73%), while 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%).
In terms of completed registrations, Osun State recorded the highest number with 151,593, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 106,855, and Lagos State with 85,831. Other notable figures include Kano (96,280), Imo (90,469), and Rivers (28,507).
INEC emphasised that the final figures will be validated through the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) to detect and eliminate multiple or invalid registrations.