2027: INEC to begin online voter pre-registration August 18
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has announced that the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence with online pre-registration on August 18, 2025.
Yakubu disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the National Orientation Agency’s management team to the INEC headquarters in Abuja.
“The nationwide continuous voter registration is scheduled to commence in about three weeks, with the online pre-registration of voters scheduled for the 18th of August,” Prof. Yakubu said
He further revealed that the physical (in-person) registration exercise will begin a week later.
“In-person registration begins on the 25th of August, 2025,” he added.
Prof. Yakubu said the CVR exercise is part of INEC’s broader preparations ahead of the Anambra State governorship election slated for November 8, 2025, and the 2027 general elections.
