The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the number of registered voters in Nigeria has risen to more than 103 million ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan disclosed this in Abuja at a strategic workshop with media executives organized by the Nigerian Guild of Editors in collaboration with the commission. The three-phase Continuous Voter Registration exercise attracted 10,772,421 new registrants, comprising 2,611,266 in the first phase, 4,121,835 in the second, and 3,867,997 in the third phase. Amupitan said the figures remain subject to final verification following the Automated Biometric Identification System exercise.
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