Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 revealed names of top ten states by number of registered voters in Nigeria with Lagos State topping the list, reports thegazellenews.com.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, made this disclosure on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 during the commission’s World Press Conference in Abuja.
The event was held as part of INEC’s preparations for the 2027 general elections.
According to INEC boss, Lagos has 7,488,633 registered voters, followed by Kano State with 6,000,570.
Kaduna State ranks third with 4,000,640 registered voters, while Katsina State comes fourth with 3,876,051.
Oyo State is fifth with 3,588,111 registered voters, followed by Delta State with 3,525,988.
Rivers State has 3,000,734 registered voters, while Benue State has 3,057,225.
Ogun State occupies the ninth position with 3,037,981 registered voters, while Bauchi State ranks 10th with 3,000,047.
