{
  "id": 12372605,
  "title": "2027: INEC lists states with most registered voters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/2027-inec-lists-states-with-most-registered-voters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:12:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-inec-lists-states-with-most-registered-voters/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that Lagos, Kano and Kaduna have the highest number of registered voters. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, shared this information during a stakeholders meeting and press conference in Abuja. The National Voters' Register now contains over 103 million voters after the completion of INEC's three-phase Continuous Voter Registration exercise and biometric clean-up.",
  "summary": "INEC has revealed that Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna have the highest number of registered voters ahead of the 2027 elections, with over 103 million voters now o Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-inec-lists-states-with-most-registered-voters/",
  "key_points": [
    "Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna have the most registered voters.",
    "INEC Chairman announced this ahead of 2027 elections.",
    "Over 103 million voters in National Voters Register."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "2027: INEC lists states with highest registered voters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/2027-inec-lists-states-with-highest-registered-voters",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:05:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: 2027: INEC reveals top 10 states by number of registered voters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/breaking-2027-inec-reveals-top-10-states-by-number-of-registered",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:10:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027: Middle-aged voters dominate Nigeria’s 103m voter register – INEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/2027-middle-aged-voters-dominate-nigerias-103m-voter-register-inec",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:12:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}