Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- In a statement made available to The News Chronicle on Tuesday, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said the figures drawn from both online and in-person processes reflect an encouraging level of civic engagement across the country.

According to the Commission, the online pre-registration portal, which opened on August 18, has already recorded 2,532,062 entries in just two weeks. A gender breakdown shows that 1,218,482 (48.12 per cent) are male, while 1,313,580 (51.88 per cent) are female.

The data also revealed a strong youth presence, with 1,602,484 registrants (63.29 per cent) aged between 18 and 34. Students make up 25.57 per cent of the total figure....