The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says more than 69,000 Nigerians pre-registered online within the first seven hours of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise.
A statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, explained that the portal went live at 8:30 in the morning and had recorded 69,376 applications by 3:30 in the afternoon.
According to the breakdown, 48.7 percent of the applicants were male, while 51.3 percent were female.
The Commission noted that young people between the ages of 18 and 34 accounted for more than 69 percent of the new registrations.
INEC also announced that from Monday, August 25, 2025, in-person registration will begin at its 811 offices across states and local government areas nationwide.
The exercise will run on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The electoral body stressed that the online and physical registration options will continue simultaneously, with weekly updates on progress by state, gender, age, occupation, and disability.
Mr. Olumekun further reminded Nigerians that only citizens who have attained the age of 18 and have not previously registered are eligible.
He warned that double or multiple registrations remain illegal, though transfers and replacement of lost or damaged voters’ cards are allowed.