INEC resumes nationwide voter registration, begins second section

The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee has resumed the nationwide Steady Voter Registration train, signalling the beginning of the second section of the method.

The resumption, which took impact on Monday, was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Adedayo Oketola.

The resumption follows the conclusion of the primary section of the CVR, which formally ended on December 10, 2025.

INEC had earlier launched on-line pre-registration for the train on August 18, 2025, earlier than rolling out bodily registration at designated centres throughout the nation on August 25, 2025.

In a press release issued in December, the fee disclosed {that a} whole of 9,891,801 Nigerians initiated the net pre-registration course of through the first section of the train.

Based on the fee, 2,572,054 registrations have been totally accomplished nationwide as of November 28, 2025. This determine includes 1,503,832 accomplished on-line registrations and 1,068,222 registrations concluded by means of bodily enrolment.

INEC defined that the interval between the 2 phases was utilised to hold out statutory actions required by legislation, together with the show of the voters’ register for claims and objections.

“In accordance with Part 19 of the Electoral Act 2022, the show of the register of voters for claims and objections was carried out from December 15 to 21, 2025, at native authorities space places of work the place the CVR train passed off,” the fee acknowledged.

The electoral physique urged eligible Nigerians who’re but to register to benefit from the resumption to enrol, switch their voting areas, or replace their private particulars.

INEC additionally inspired people who registered through the first section to confirm their info, report any errors, and lift objections to the inclusion of ineligible or deceased individuals on the voters’ register.

Nevertheless, the fee famous that CVR actions stay suspended in Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territory as a consequence of ongoing electoral actions in each areas.

INEC added that new dates for the resumption of voter registration in Anambra State and the FCT can be introduced sooner or later.