Politics
Lagos, Kano, Kaduna Lead States With Highest Registered Voters Ahead of 2027 Elections
INEC says Nigeria’s updated voter register contains 103.4 million registered voters, with Lagos, Kano and Kaduna recording the highest numbers.
Lagos, Kano and Kaduna have the highest numbers of registered voters ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, according to the latest figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed the figures on Tuesday in Abuja during the commission’s World Press Conference and National Stakeholders Meeting on preparations for the 2027 elections.
Amupitan said Nigeria’s national register of voters now contains 103,428,715 registered voters following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and subsequent biometric verification and clean-up.
Lagos State tops the list with 7,488,633 registered voters, followed by Kano with 6,570,276 and Kaduna with 4,662,640.
Katsina occupies fourth position with 3,876,051 registered voters, while Rivers ranks fifth with 3,736,434.
Oyo has 3,588,111 registered voters, followed by Delta with 3,525,988.
Benue ranks eighth with 3,057,225, while Ogun has 3,037,981. Bauchi completes the top 10 with 3,012,547 registered voters.
The top 10 states are:
- Lagos — 7,488,633
- Kano — 6,570,276
- Kaduna — 4,662,640
- Katsina — 3,876,051
- Rivers — 3,736,434
- Oyo — 3,588,111
- Delta — 3,525,988
- Benue — 3,057,225
- Ogun — 3,037,981
- Bauchi — 3,012,547
INEC said the three phases of the CVR exercise recorded 10,772,421 new registrations before the final biometric verification and clean-up of the register.
At the other end of the register, Ekiti has the lowest number of registered voters with 1,055,708, followed by Bayelsa with 1,200,691.
The Federal Capital Territory has 1,732,043 registered voters, placing it among the areas with the smallest voter registers.
Amupitan also disclosed that male voters account for 53,528,218, representing 51.75 per cent of the register, while female voters number 49,900,497, representing 48.25 per cent.
Voters aged 35 to 49 constitute the largest age group, with 43,265,946 registered voters, representing 41.83 per cent of the register. They are followed by voters aged 18 to 34, who number 29,777,576, or 28.79 per cent.
The latest figures come as INEC intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections.
The commission has announced that nationwide collection of newly issued Permanent Voter Cards will commence on October 9, 2026. It has also scheduled the nationwide display of the voters’ register for public scrutiny from October 9 to 16.
INEC is expected to continue updating and administering the voter register as preparations progress towards the 2027 elections.