INEC extends CVR exercise to July 26,  introduces online registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) successful Taraba State has announced an hold of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, alongside the instauration of a caller self-service registration level for first-time voters.

According to the commission, the CVR exercise, which was earlier scheduled to extremity on Friday, July 10, 2026, volition present proceed until Sunday, July 26, 2026.

The hold follows a nationwide reappraisal of the registration process and is aimed astatine giving much eligible Nigerians the accidental to registry up of upcoming elections.

INEC explained that the determination reflects its committedness to ensuring inclusiveness and fairness successful the electoral process, truthful that nary eligible national is near retired of the nationalist voters’ register.In addition, the committee has introduced a self-service registration enactment for first-time voters. The integer level volition spell unrecorded on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and volition beryllium accessible done the authoritative CVR portal at https://cvr.inecnigeria.org./

In a connection made disposable to journalists successful the authorities on Saturday by the Head of Voter Education and Publicity Department, Ngunan Rachael Iyongo, the ...