Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission says a nationwide review removed 1,608,660 invalid records from the preliminary voter register, drawn from 11,088,238 submissions made during the 2025–26 Continuous Voter Registration exercise. INEC chairman Joash Amupitan said the review followed public claims and objections after the preliminary list was displayed in October. The commission also identified 54 registration officials across 10 states for possible disciplinary action, including prosecution, over alleged irregularities. The review is an administrative cleanup; it does not establish that every flagged record involved intentional wrongdoing. Punch and TheCable reported the figures from Amupitan’s briefing. INEC has said the final register is due in December, ahead of the January 2027 general election. Sources: [Punch](punchng.com source ↗) · [TheCable](thecable.ng source ↗)
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Nigeria says it removed 1.6 million invalid voter records after nationwide review
INEC says it removed 1,608,660 invalid entries from the preliminary register after reviewing records from the 2025–26 registration exercise. Its chairman also said 54 registration staff in 10 states were referred for possible discipline, including prosecution; those cases remain allegations, not findings of guilt.
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