The National Population Commission (NPC) said it has successfully registered more than 10 million children and issued birth certificates across Nigeria.
This was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Director Public Affairs Department of NPC, Talibat Oloruntoba,
According to the statement, the Chairman of NPC, Nasir Kwarra, during a ceremony in Abuja, emphasised the commission’s commitment to ensure every child born in Nigeria was registered and received a birth certificate.
Mr Kwarra, represented by the Federal Commissioner from Katsina State, Bala Banya, explained that with the digitisation of the registration system and partnerships with the Primary Health Care Agency, children, no matter where they are born, would be registered.
