Nigeria, June 23 -- Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed frustration over their inability to secure appointment slots on the INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), a pre-registration process that eases the procedure and helps them spend less time at the INEC offices.

The online platform, designed to allow prospective voters to begin the CVR process remotely before completing biometric capture at designated INEC offices, has for weeks failed to provide appointment slots in several parts of Abuja, according to affected residents.

INEC resumed the final phase of the CVR last month ahead of the 2027 elections in January. The exercise began on Monday, 11 May and continues until Friday, 10 July.

The registration...