INEC Reports Top States for Voter Registration Ahead of 2027
On October 6, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced that Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna states have the highest number of registered voters in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lagos leads with 7,488,633 registered voters, followed by Kano with 6,570,276 and Kaduna with 4,662,640.
The total number of registered voters in Nigeria has reached about 110 million. Amupitan urged the federal government for the prompt release of remaining budget allocations to facilitate the execution of electoral activities.
INEC is set to begin the nationwide collection of newly issued Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on October 9, 2026, following a Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise that added over 10.6 million new applicants. For the 2027 elections, INEC will require 707,384 ad hoc personnel for both the Presidential and National Assembly elections on January 16 and the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on February 6, totaling 1,414,768 across 176,846 polling units.
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