…Reports 1.2m new voter registrations The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded a sharp increase in voter registrations in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, with over 1.2 million Nigerians completing the process in the second phase as of February 13, 2026. An official update released by the Commission via its 𝕏 handle showed that 1,228,648 eligible citizens had fully completed registration under Phase-II, Week-6. The figure represents a significant rise from the 884,737 recorded at the end of Week Five. INEC disclosed that 673,124 prospective voters began…
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2023: We will not deploy to insecurity prone areas – INEC Awaits Supreme Court judgment on CBN Gov. to take a stand
Muhammed Haruna, a veteran journalist is a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) representing the North Central. In this interview with Voice of Liberty Abdull-Azeez ahmed Kadir, Haruna speaks about the Continues Voters Registration (CVR), insecurity and 2023 polls, monitoring of campaign funds by political parties, the stand of the commission with regards to CBN Governors decision to go to court to decide his fate on 2023 presidency. Voice of Liberty: Lets start with the issues of Continues Voters registration. How far has the Commission gone? Haruna:…
Read MoreVoter Registration: 120,600 Nigerians complete physical registration within 9 days -INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 120,600 Nigerians have completed their physical registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) between July 26 and Aug. 3. Update provided by INEC on Wednesday in Abuja indicated that out of 120,600 Nigerians, who had completed their physical registration, 72,075 were male, while 48,525 were female. Also 1,274 in of the figure were people living with disability. The distribution of the complete registration by states indicated that Anambra had the highest number with 8,624 and followed by Osun with 8,114. The…
Read MoreCVR: INEC announces new date for physical registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed a new date for the commencement of the physical registration of voters and the scheduled appointments by online registrants in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR). INECs National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, said this yesterday in Abuja, at the end of the commissions management meeting. “With the declaration of Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st July 2021, as public holidays by the federal government, the date scheduled for the commencement of physical registration has to be…
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