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INEC records 69,376 online voter pre-registrations in 7 hours

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 69,376 Nigerians completed online pre-registration within seven hours of resuming its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on Monday.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed in Abuja that the portal went live at 8:30 a.m., and by 3:30 p.m., tens of thousands had registered.

According to him, 33,803 applicants (48.7%) were male, while 35,573 (51.3%) were female. Young people aged 18–34 made up the majority with 48,033 registrants (69.2%).

Olumekun noted that the online portal remains accessible round the clock via https://cvr.inecnigeria.org, while in-person registration will begin on Monday, August 25, across 811 State and Local Government offices nationwide, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays.

He explained that both online and physical registration would run concurrently for the entire CVR period, adding that weekly updates with breakdowns by state, gender, age, occupation, and disability would be published from next week.

“For clarity, registration is open only to Nigerian citizens aged 18 and above who are not already registered voters. Double registration is unlawful,” he stressed, adding that transfers between states and card replacements would also be accommodated.

LUKMAN ABDULMALIK

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