The National Population Commission has partnered with the United Nations Children Fund to conduct birth registration for 797,209 children in Katsina state.
She said the commission is planning to ensure about 12 million Nigerian children have birth certificates and legally recognised in the country.“This massive birth registration drive is being organised in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory ,” NAN quoted Adaku as saying. She said the commission is working to generate data of children that can be used by other government agencies, adding that “it is why we are transforming from manual to digital registration”.
“In Katsina, the target population of children that we are looking at registering during this birth registration drive is almost 800,000.
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