Lagos, Kano and Kaduna have emerged as the three Nigerian states with the highest number of registered voters ahead of the 2027 general elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while providing an update on the country’s voters’ register.
The commission said the register now contains 103,428,715 registered voters following the completion of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise and a biometric verification and clean-up process.
Lagos has the highest figure with 7,488,633 voters, followed by Kano with 6,570,276 and Kaduna with 4,662,640.
Katsina ranks fourth with 3,876,051 registered voters, while Rivers occupies fifth place with 3,736,434. Oyo, Delta, Benue, Ogun and Bauchi complete the top 10, with 3,588,111, 3,525,988, 3,057,225, 3,037,981 and 3,012,547 voters respectively.
The three-phase registration exercise added 10,772,421 new registrations before the final verification and cleaning of the voters’ register.
INEC also announced that the nationwide collection of newly issued Permanent Voter Cards will begin on October 9, 2026.
The commission said the voters’ register will also be displayed from October 9 to 15 to enable Nigerians to examine the details and raise claims or objections ahead of the 2027 elections.