{"id":1513,"date":"2026-07-04T07:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2026-07-04T22:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T22:36:36","slug":"cvr-inec-announces-2-week-extension-introduces-self-service-registration-for-new-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1513","title":{"rendered":"CVR: INEC announces 2-week extension, introduces self-service registration for new voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chair of IVEC at Independent National Electoral Commission, announces the two-week extension of Continuous Voter Registration till Sunday, July 26, 2026, is to provide additional opportunity for eligible citizens yet to register<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Nigeria, has announced a two-week extension of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the West African country.<\/p>\n<p>INEC said the decision followed a review of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, and attendant feedbacks received from its State Offices, political parties, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VfeQUCL6Eu\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1546\">Special Report: TETFund&#8217;s N2bn initial funding commitment to new N10bn OAU Centre of Excellence<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cSpecial Report: TETFund\u2019s N2bn initial funding commitment to new N10bn OAU Centre of Excellence\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1546&amp;embed=true#?secret=YOSRIDE8SP#?secret=VfeQUCL6Eu\" data-secret=\"VfeQUCL6Eu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chair of IVEC at INEC, disclosed this development in a statement Friday, July 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Haruna said as Nigerians are aware, the nationwide CVR exercise commenced August 18, 2025, and was originally scheduled to conclude July 10 this year.<\/p>\n<p>The INEC National Commissioner and Chair of IVEC, however, stated that in order to provide additional opportunity for eligible citizens who are yet to register, the Commission has extended the exercise to Sunday, July 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He explained the extension underscores the Commission&#8217;s commitment to ensuring that every eligible Nigerian has a fair and reasonable opportunity to be included in the Register of Voters ahead of future electoral activities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In furtherance of its commitment to innovation, accessibility, and improved service delivery, the Commission is pleased to announce the introduction of a self-service registration option (online) for eligible first-time voters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The new service will become available from Wednesday, 8th July, 2026 through the Commission&#8217;s dedicated CVR portal &#8211; cvr.inecnigeria.org where the step-by-step guide is also provided,&#8221; stated Haruna.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the self-service option will enable eligible citizens to initiate and complete their voter registration process, including biometric capture, using their personal devices without having to physically visit an INEC office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The National Commissioner and Chair of IVEC further said: &#8220;The system incorporates robust identity verification, biometric validation, and backend integrity checks designed to preserve the credibility and accuracy of the National Register of Voters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Commission urges all eligible Nigerians who are yet to register to take advantage of this extended window and explore the new voter registration technology option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Haruna added: &#8220;The Commission remains committed to a credible, inclusive and accessible voter registration process, and to advancing the use of technology to improve citizens&#8217; experience in the electoral process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chair of IVEC at Independent National Electoral Commission, announces the two-week extension of Continuous Voter Registration till Sunday, July&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_customify_content_layout":"","_customify_sidebar":"","_customify_page_header_display":"default","_customify_disable_header":"","_customify_disable_header_top":"","_customify_disable_header_main":"","_customify_disable_header_bottom":"","_customify_disable_page_title":"","_customify_disable_content_vertical_padding":"","_customify_disable_footer_top":"","_customify_disable_footer_main":"","_customify_disable_footer_bottom":"","_customify_breadcrumb_display":"","_customify_header_transparent_display":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights","category-infoeducation"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INEC-Voter-Cards-PVCs.png",672,360,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INEC-Voter-Cards-PVCs-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INEC-Voter-Cards-PVCs-300x161.png",300,161,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INEC-Voter-Cards-PVCs.png",672,360,false],"large":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INEC-Voter-Cards-PVCs.png",672,360,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INEC-Voter-Cards-PVCs.png",672,360,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INEC-Voter-Cards-PVCs.png",672,360,false]},"author_info":{"info":["ConsumerConnect"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=20\" rel=\"category\">Highlights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">InfoEducation<\/a>","tag_info":"InfoEducation","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1513"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1588,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513\/revisions\/1588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}