By Folarin Kehinde ABUJA — The National Population Commission, NPC, has raised the alarm that only about 40 per cent of births in Nigeria are currently registered, despite more than five million children being born in the country annually. The Commission disclosed this in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2026 Africa Civil Registration and […]

Nigeria has expanded digital birth registration to more than 6,000 wards, but more than 2,800 wards remain outside the network,

… 6,000 wards now offer digital birth registration — NPC… FG links birth registration with health, identity systemsBy Chioma ObinnaAs Nigeria joined other African countries to…