Friday, February 20 2026 -The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced a significant rise in voter enrolment under the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise, revealing that more than 1.2 million Nigerians have successfully registered in the second phase of the programme.
In an update shared on its official X platform on Thursday,
the Commission disclosed that as of February 13, 2026, a total of 1,228,648
eligible voters had completed registration during Phase II, Week Six of the
exercise.
This represents a sharp increase from the 884,737
registrants recorded at the close of Week Five.
INEC’s data shows that 673,124 applicants initiated their
registration through the online pre-registration portal, while 555,524
individuals finalised the process at designated physical registration centres
nationwide.
A state-by-state analysis indicates that Jigawa State
recorded the highest number of new registrants, with 98,698 voters, accounting
for 8.03 per cent of the total figure.
It is followed by Lagos State (86,307), Sokoto State
(77,004) and Kano State (71,990).
The gender distribution reveals that women account for the
majority, with 696,891 registrants (57 per cent), while men make up 531,757 (43
per cent).
In terms of age, young Nigerians between 18 and 34 years
dominate the registration figures, numbering 848,066, or 69.02 per cent of the
total.
INEC also reported that 19,414 Persons with Disabilities,
PWDs, have registered nationwide so far.
The Commission noted that the CVR exercise is currently
ongoing across the country, except in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, where
registration has been suspended in compliance with the Electoral Act ahead of
the February 21, 2026, Area Council elections.
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