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Nigeria’s national voter register has risen to 103,428,715 registered voters ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Lagos recording the highest number of registered voters and Ekiti the lowest among the 36 states.
The latest register followed the completion of the 2026 Continuous Voter Registration exercise and subsequent biometric verification and clean-up by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Lagos leads the country with 7,488,633 registered voters, followed by Kano with 6,570,276 and Kaduna with 4,662,640.
Katsina has 3,876,051, Rivers 3,736,434, Oyo 3,588,111, Delta 3,525,988, Benue 3,057,225, Ogun 3,037,981 and Bauchi 3,012,547.
Beyond the top 10, Niger has 2,983,476 registered voters, Anambra 2,917,728, Plateau 2,906,570, Edo 2,865,263, Jigawa 2,807,811, Borno 2,765,165, Imo 2,706,052, Sokoto 2,633,113, Akwa Ibom 2,566,196 and Adamawa 2,431,146.
Osun has 2,327,784 registered voters, while Kebbi has 2,309,503 and Abia 2,306,520.
Taraba has 2,254,380, Kogi 2,232,398, Zamfara 2,224,017, Enugu 2,217,862, Nasarawa 2,137,699 and Ondo 2,116,057.
Cross River has 1,928,978, Kwara 1,916,376 and Ebonyi 1,828,056.
At the lower end are Gombe with 1,768,566, Yobe with 1,733,671 and the Federal Capital Territory with 1,732,043.
Bayelsa has 1,200,691, while Ekiti has the lowest number among the 36 states, with 1,055,708 registered voters.
Full State-by-State Register
- Lagos — 7,488,633
- Kano — 6,570,276
- Kaduna — 4,662,640
- Katsina — 3,876,051
- Rivers — 3,736,434
- Oyo — 3,588,111
- Delta — 3,525,988
- Benue — 3,057,225
- Ogun — 3,037,981
- Bauchi — 3,012,547
- Niger — 2,983,476
- Anambra — 2,917,728
- Plateau — 2,906,570
- Edo — 2,865,263
- Jigawa — 2,807,811
- Borno — 2,765,165
- Imo — 2,706,052
- Sokoto — 2,633,113
- Akwa Ibom — 2,566,196
- Adamawa — 2,431,146
- Osun — 2,327,784
- Kebbi — 2,309,503
- Abia — 2,306,520
- Taraba — 2,254,380
- Kogi — 2,232,398
- Zamfara — 2,224,017
- Enugu — 2,217,862
- Nasarawa — 2,137,699
- Ondo — 2,116,057
- Cross River — 1,928,978
- Kwara — 1,916,376
- Ebonyi — 1,828,056
- Gombe — 1,768,566
- Yobe — 1,733,671
- FCT — 1,732,043
- Bayelsa — 1,200,691
- Ekiti — 1,055,708
The national register contains 53,528,218 male voters, representing 51.75 per cent, and 49,900,497 female voters, representing 48.25 per cent.
Voters aged 35 to 49 constitute the largest age group, with 43,265,946 registered voters, representing 41.83 per cent of the register. Those aged 18 to 34 account for 29,777,578, or 28.79 per cent.
The figures also show significant regional differences. The North-West has 25,083,411 registered voters, while the South-West has 19,614,274. North-Central has 16,965,787, South-South 15,823,550, North-East 13,965,475, and South-East 11,976,218.
The North-West and South-West together account for 44,697,685 registered voters, representing more than 43 per cent of the national register.
The new register represents an increase of almost 10 million voters compared with the approximately 93.47 million registered voters recorded for the 2023 general elections.
INEC is expected to commence nationwide collection of newly issued Permanent Voter Cards on October 9, 2026, as preparations intensify for the 2027 elections.
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