{
  "id": 12399023,
  "title": "Updated: Lagos Tops Voter Register With 7.4m, Kano 6.5m, Kaduna 4.6m, Katsina 3.8m, Rivers 3.7m, Oyo 3.5m",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/updated-lagos-tops-voter-register-with-7-4m-kano-6-5m-kaduna-4-6m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:43:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/06/updated-lagos-tops-voter-register-with-7-4m-kano-6-5m-kaduna-4-6m-katsina-3-8m-rivers-3-7m-oyo-3-5m/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that Lagos State tops the list of registered voters ahead of the 2027 general elections, with 7,488,633 registered voters. Kano State closely follows with 6,570,276 registered voters, while Kaduna State ranks third with 4,662,640. Katsina State comes fourth with 3,876,051 registered voters. Rivers State secures the fifth position with 3,736,434 voters, while Oyo State occupies the sixth spot with 3,588,111 registered voters. Delta State ranks seventh with 3,525,988 voters, followed by Benue State with 3,057,225. Ogun State occupies the ninth position with 3,037,981 registered voters, and Bauchi State ranks tenth with 3,012,547. Ekiti State has the lowest number of registered voters, with 1,055,708. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan disclosed these figures during the commission's World Press Conference in Abuja. The commission also shared details on gender distribution, with male voters accounting for 51.75% (53,528,218) of the register and female voters representing 48.25% (49,900,497). The age profile shows that the majority of voters fall within the 35-49 years age group, with 43,265,946 voters (41.83%). The register also includes 232,658 Persons With Disabilities, representing 0.23% of the total 103.43 million registered voters.",
  "summary": "Lagos State has the highest number of registered voters in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The figures were disclosed by",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Breaking: Lagos Tops Voter Register With 7.4m, Kano 6m, Kaduna 4m, Katsina 3.8m, Oyo 3.5m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/breaking-lagos-tops-voter-register-with-7-4m-kano-6m-kaduna-4m",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:43:49.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}