INEC begins 2027 Continuous Voter Registration in August
As part of preparations for the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it is set to resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise nationwide.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Benue State, Prof. Samuel Egwu, who disclosed this on Monday while briefing newsmen in his office in Makurdi, said the exercise will begin from August 18, 2025, covering the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Prof. Egwu highlighted that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides for continuous voter registration to ensure that the voter register is inclusive to accommodate those who have attained 18 years after the previous election.
He disclosed that the commission will commence with an online registration exercise from August 18, 2025, to enable interested individuals doing online registration to visit the INEC website: http://cvr.inecnigeria.org.
Prof. Egwu said “This is preparatory to in-person registration. In-person registration in all INEC area offices nationwide and other designated centres will start from August 25, 2025, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day from Monday to Friday.”
According to him, the forthcoming CVR will address the inclusion of fresh persons who are not in the existing register as a result of turning 18 after the 2023 general election and were not able to register before because they were not in the country, were in prison, or were not interested.
He maintained that it will also address persons seeking card replacement due to a lost voter’s card as a result of crisis, robbery, or carelessness, damage to the card for a number of reasons, correction on the card, deliberate change or inclusion of any other parameters, or those seeking intra- and inter-state transfer or from one ward to another or one polling unit to another.
The commission’s boss, who emphasised that the exercise is free of charge, urged citizens to report any INEC official seeking any form of gratification to be attended to.
He stressed that the exercise, for now, would take place at the commission’s area offices in the local government areas and will remain so until additional designation points are announced by the commission.
Egwu stated that the commission takes the CVR process seriously, saying it is cardinal to the success of the entire electoral process since the power to exercise one’s franchise lies in being registered to vote.
He therefore urged all persons requiring the services of the commission to take advantage of these services early enough to avoid the last-minute rush for attention and the usual pains and hardships associated with the exercise in the past.