Commission also deletes 876 deceased voters, says cleaned-up register will be published on December 16.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,608,660 invalid registrants from Nigeria’s voter register as part of an ongoing exercise to clean up the electoral database.
The commission disclosed that the exercise followed claims, objections and complaints received after the preliminary voter register was displayed to the public in October.
INEC also confirmed the removal of 876 voters who were verified to be deceased.
The clean-up exercise is aimed at ensuring that the voter register reflects valid and eligible registrants ahead of future elections.
The commission said it would publish the cleaned-up voter register on December 16, 2026, in compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act.