INEC removes 1.6 million invalid registrations from the voter register

Updated 2026-11-10 · told from many outlets at once

INEC removed 1,608,660 confirmed invalid registrations from the preliminary register. The commission also identified 54 staff members across 10 states for disciplinary action.

• INEC removed 1,608,660 confirmed invalid registrations from the preliminary register.
• INEC's Automated Biometric Identification System initially flagged 1,545,052 records for further examination.
• The commission removed 873 records belonging to verified deceased persons.
• INEC identified 54 staff members across 10 states for disciplinary action.

Outlets: Channels TV, Daily Trust, Peoples Gazette, Premium Times (Top), Punch

Written by AI from the outlets' reporting and checked automatically; it can contain mistakes. How Daily Brief works · Privacy