INEC says nationwide PVC collection begins Friday as voter register tops 103 million

Summary

INEC says nationwide collection of Permanent Voter Cards will begin on Friday, alongside a voter register that has risen to more than 103 million.

Highlights

• INEC said the PVC collection exercise will start on Friday, 9 October 2026.
• Chairman Joash Amupitan disclosed the update at the GOCOP annual conference in Lagos through Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner Ayobami Salami.
• The commission said more than 103 million voters are now on the register after the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration exercise.
• INEC said 10,772,421 new voters were registered during the CVR exercise and that the register has completed biometric verification and ABIS cleanup.
• The commission said voters will be able to check their details during a register display scheduled for 9 to 15 October.