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2027: INEC Announces 10.18M New Voters As CVR Ends

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that a total of 3,867,997 Nigerians successfully completed the Continuous Voter Registration CVR exercise at the end of Phase III, Week Eleven, which concluded on Sunday, July 26, 2026. The commission’s latest infographic was released hours ago ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to INEC, 2,697,863 registrants completed the exercise through physical registration centres, while 1,170,134 registered online before completing the required process.

This record shows that physical registration remained the preferred option, accounting for nearly 70 per cent of all completed registrations.

A breakdown by state indicates that Kano State recorded the highest number of completed registrations with 330,906, representing 8.55 per cent of the nationwide total. Lagos State followed with 181,254 registrations (4.69 per cent), while Delta State ranked third with 166,895 registrations (4.31 per cent). Edo State registered 156,150 voters, and Sokoto State recorded 145,160.

Other states with high registration figures include Ebonyi (146,507), Taraba (141,649), Ogun (136,921), Bauchi (128,753), Jigawa (125,155), and Oyo (125,144).

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