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BREAKING: INEC Removes 1,608,660 Invalid Registrants From Voter Register

  • INEC removed 1,608,660 confirmed invalid registrations from Nigeria’s preliminary voter register after reviewing entries from the 2025/2026 Continuous Voter Registration exercise.
  • INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan said the review addressed complaints about duplicate registrations, unusual names, questionable photographs, and entries for deceased people.
  • INEC identified 54 officials in 10 states for possible disciplinary action or prosecution over alleged irregularities.
  • INEC said it would publish the cleaned voter register on December 16, 2026.
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Punch Newspapers broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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