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INEC Begins Third Phase Of Continuous Voter Registration In Rivers

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:36 +0000

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Rivers State has announced the commencement of the third phase of the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise across the state beginning Monday, May 11, 2026. According to the commission, the exercise will run daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at INEC offices in the 23 local government [...]

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ACF Urges Northerners to Embrace Voter Registration Ahead of 2027 Polls

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:00:06 +0000

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has urged residents of Northern Nigeria to take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise to secure their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The State Chairman of the Forum in Jigawa, Aminu Dalhatu, made the appeal during the inauguration of the Forum’s 27 local government [...]

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INEC Provides Fresh Update on Ongoing Voter Registration Exercise

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:27 +0000

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released fresh figures on the ongoing nationwide voter registration, covering both online pre-registration and physical, in-person registration. According to the latest weekly update from the Commission, a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have pre-registered online within three weeks of the exercise, which commenced on 18th August 2025. Out of [...]

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INEC Denies Announcing Date for Resumption of Voter Registration

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 04 May 2025 09:00:52 +0000

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted claims that it has set a date for the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The Commission also clarified that no decision has been made regarding the transfer or replacement of lost or damaged Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). This comes amid reports circulating that INEC [...]

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Reps urge INEC to extend voter registration by 60 days

Temitope Nlewemchi — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:16:45 +0000

The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to extend the voter registration exercise by 60 days. The house gave the directive following the adoption of a motion moved by Ben Kalu (APC, Abia) during plenary on Wednesday. June 30 is the scheduled deadline for the closing of the Continuous Voter [...]

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Slow Internet Connectivity Affected Voter Registration In Rivers — YIAGA

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:30:26 +0000

A Civil Society Organization, YIAGA Africa have identified network connectivity as one of the factors that initially affected the ongoing voter registration exercise in Rivers State. The CSO members are serving as observers for the exercise in the twenty-three Independent National Electoral Commission registration centres in Rivers State. The group identified poor network connectivity particularly [...]

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2023: Groups Task Igbos On Voter Registration, Harps On Equity

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:30:35 +0000

Ahead of the June 28 commencement of the nationwide INEC Voter’s Registration/Revalidation exercise, several sociopolitical groups in Nigeria have advised Igbos and Nigerians to take the exercise very serious as it will give credence to the Equity and Justice project in 2023. Among the groups include the Pan Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction Coalition (PANPIEC), [...]

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