The Independent National Electoral Commission has resumed the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise, signalling the commencement of the second phase of the process.
The resumption, which took effect on Monday, was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola.
The resumption follows the conclusion of the first phase of the CVR, which officially ended on December 10, 2025.
INEC had earlier launched online pre-registration for the exercise on August 18, 2025, before rolling out physical registration at designated centres across the country on August 25, 2025.
In a statement issued in December, the commission disclosed that a total of 9,891,801 Nigerians initiated the online pre-registration process during the first phase of the exercise.
According to the commission, 2,572,054 registrations were fully completed nationwide as of November 28, 2025.
This figure comprises 1,503,832 completed online registrations and 1,068,222 registrations concluded through physical enrolment.
