UNICEF praises easier birth registration for Nigerians through digitization

There are more parents in Nigeria now taking their children for birth registration as the country trials a digital birth registration system.

Many women in Benue state, one of the states chosen for the pilot, say the digital birth registration process appears easier for them as opposed to the manual system which is time-consuming, according to a UNICEF blog article.

The Nigerian Population Commission (NPC), in collaboration with UNICEF, recently launched a digital birth registration drive as part …

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