The Independent National Electoral Commission has registered nearly 3.4 million new voters in the second round of the Continuous Voter Registration campaign across the country.

According to the commission’s week 13 update, given on Wednesday in Abuja, a total of 3,441,121 registrations were completed as of April 3, including both online pre-registrations and physical walk-ins.

According to INEC, 2,068,384 citizens registered online, while 1,372,737 registered in person at designated centers around the country.

According to state data, Jigawa had the most registrations with 201,047, accounting for 5.84% of the total.

Lagos followed in second with 181,095, while Kano finished third with 177,681 registrations.

Youth participation remained dominant, with citizens aged between 18 and 34 accounting for 2,354,768 registrants, representing 68.43 per cent of the total figure.

Gender distribution indicated a higher turnout among women, with females accounting for 1,922,143 registrations (55.86%) compared to 1,518,978 males (44.14%).

According to occupational breakdown, students made up the largest group of new voters (1,235,931, or 35.92%).

This was followed by company owners at 701,912 (20.40%) and farmers and fishermen at 615,967 (18.28%).

INEC also announced that 48,330 people with disabilities registered during this time.

The commission stated that the statistic is still provisional, noting that it is “a preliminary figure pending data clean-up during the period for citizens’ claims and objections, followed by the deployment of the Automated Biometric Identification System.”

It further stated that voter registration in the Federal Capital Territory remains halted in accordance with Section 9(6) of the Electoral Act 2022, following the Area Council Election on February 21.

INEC urged eligible Nigerians who have yet to register to do so through its official portals before the deadline.