The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded 2,685,725 completed registrations in the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, which ended on December 10, 2025.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced the figures on Thursday at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room National Stakeholders’ Forum on Elections in Abuja.
Amupitan explained that the total comprises 1,576,137 online registrations and 1,109,588 physical captures, adding that six states recorded the highest turnout during the exercise.
He listed the states with the highest figures as Osun, Kaduna, Plateau, Imo, Borno and Lagos.
Osun led the table with 208,357 completed registrations, followed by Kaduna (159,669), Plateau (152,650), Imo (145,561), Borno (123,835) and Lagos (123,484).
