The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to conduct Continuous Voter Registration in 811 centres across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the exercise will commence with an online pre-registration phase on August 18, 2025, followed by in-person registration beginning August 25, 2025.
“For ease of identification, the commission will deploy an online CVR Live Locator to guide citizens in finding their registration centres nationwide,” Olumekun stated in a release issued after INEC’s regular meeting in Abuja.
He explained that both the online and physical registration processes will run concurrently until August 30, 2026. The physical exercise will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, in all 774 local government offices, state headquarters, and the FCT office.
“The locator will go live on August 17, 2025, and can be accessed via https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/locator,” he added.
Olumekun revealed that INEC has uploaded a 38-page document on its website listing the addresses of all 811 in-person registration centres. Each state will also have dedicated telephone lines to assist citizens seeking clarifications.
“The procedure for both the online and in-person registrations remains unchanged from the 2022 exercise. We will also release detailed information and video guides next week,” he said.
On political party registration, Olumekun disclosed that INEC has received eight additional letters of intent from groups seeking recognition as political parties, bringing the total to 151 applications.
“Details of these latest requests, including proposed names, acronyms, logos, addresses, and interim leadership, have been uploaded to our official platforms,” he noted. “The commission has begun shortlisting associations that meet the requirements to proceed to the application stage. More information will be released after the 16 bye-elections scheduled for August 16.”
INEC assured Nigerians of its commitment to keeping the public informed on all its activities.
