INEC releases locations for nationwide CVR exercise - ITREALMS

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the locations of registration centres for the Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, reports ITREALMS.

According to the Commission in a press statement available to ITREALMS today, Thursday and endorsed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee at INEC, Sam Olumekun, the CVR will resume on August 18, 2025, with online pre-registration, while in-person registration will commence on August 25, 2025.

INEC concludes CVR in Anambra, records 168, 187 new voters, updates on party registration - ITREALMS

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra State, ahead of the off-cycle governorship election, reports ITREALMS.

The Commission revealed that a total of 168,187 new voters were registered, with 97,832 (58%) being female and 70,355 (42%) male.

Anambra Ohaneze urges INEC to extend CVR, fix operational failures - ITREALMS

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The Anambra State chapter of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has raised an alarm over the shameful and inexcusable failures characterizing the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the state, reports ITREALMS.

State Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Uzo Ekemezie Esq, in a press statement available to ITREALMS, lamented that what should have been a seamless civic process has become, in many communities, a deliberate scheme to disenfranchise Ndi Anambra.

CVR records 8,5m says INEC, 15m yearn transfer, replacement - ITREALMS

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The fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 8,564,512, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reports ITREALMS.

This is coming as some 15,071,668 applications were received as at 7am, Monday, April 25, 2022, by INEC for voter transfer, requests for replacement of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), update of voter information record to name a few.

INEC suspends CVR exercise in Ihitte-Uboma over killing of staff+video, viewer discretion - ITREALMS

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For the killing of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff in its location, the Commission has suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State, reports ITREALMS.

The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee at INEC, Festus Okoye Esq, in a press statement available to ITREALMS on Thursday evening said that sequel to a report by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Professor Emeka Ezeonu, to the effect that “today, 14th of April 2022, Mr. Nwokorie Anthony, a staff of the Imo State office of the Commission involved in the ongoing CVR exercise, was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Nkwo Ihitte (PU 004) in Amakohia Ward (RA 02) of Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area.”

INEC warns Nigerians of bogus CVR portal - ITREALMS

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned Nigerians of bogus Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) online portal as https://register.inec-pvc.online/ as its Uniform Resource Locator (URL) reports ITREALMS.

INEC's National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq. made this disclosure on Friday, saying the fake portal also has shortened URL as https://bit.ly/INEC-PvcReg2021.

A press statement endorsed by Okoye and made available to ITREALMS, he said the attention of the Commission has been drawn to a post, which is currently being circulated on the social media, about a website for INEC voter registration which is different from the INEC CVR Portal.

"The address of the fake portal is https://register.inec-pvc.online/ with shortened URL as https://bit.ly/INEC-PvcReg2021," he revealed.

INEC, he also said totally disassociated itself from this fake website and any activity carried out on it.

The Commission, Okoye pointed out has not accredited any agency or organization to capture details of intending voters on its behalf.

"The general public is hereby informed that the INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) online portal remains https://cvr.inecnigeria.org," he reiterated.

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Dr. Chris Nwannenna

I take more than a passing interest in biometrics, biometrics systems, and biometric records and, in one way or the other, try to appreciate the goings-on in INEC in this area. I have been doing this for some time now having been involved, as an external resource person, in the processing of voters’ records in INEC in the 2003 and 2007 elections.