By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHA

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned an online portal on the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise currently circulating on some social media platforms, describing it as fake.

INEC Deputy Director of Information and Publicity, Wilfred Ifogah, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, described it as a phishing scam designed to harvest unsuspecting citizens’ personal data.

NAN reports that the viral post entitled: “INEC ONLINE VOTERS REGISTRATION 2026 ONGOING” which has been circulating on WhatsApp and other digital platforms, directed Nigerians to a link: https://linksnapro.com/cvrreg, claiming that the deadline for registration is Aug. 17, 2026.

The post also claimed that the home addresses provided by users would be used to deliver their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

Ifogah, however, advised members of the public to disregard the message and avoid clicking on the link, warning that doing so could exposes users to identity theft and cyber fraud.

“INEC does not use third-party blogging links or private URL for official exercises, nor does it deliver PVCs to private residences,” he said.

According to him, the only INEC official and approved portal for all voter registration activities, including updates, transfers, PVC replacement and centre location remains https://cvr.inecnigeria.org.

Ifogah urged citizens to remain vigilant and always verify electoral information, including voter registration via INEC’s official social media handles or its authenticated website: inecnigeria.org (NAN)