By Maryam Zanna Gambo
The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the full commencement of digital registration of births and deaths across Nigeria under the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system, effective from July 1, 2026.
Speaking at a press briefing in NPC office in Maiduguri, Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Aminu Yusuf, represented by the Federal Commissioners NPC Borno State Barrister Isa Audu Buratai described the initiative as a historic milestone in Nigeria’s civil registration system, saying it would modernize the registration of vital events and strengthen national planning through accurate and reliable data.
He noted that the digital platform is now operational in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, adding that it builds on the launch of the E-CRVS system and inauguration of the National Coordination Committee on CRVS by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on November 8, 2023.
According to him, Nigeria records an estimated five million births annually, yet millions of births and deaths remain unregistered.
The NPC chairman disclosed that the Commission has established 4,011 functional registration center’s across the country’s 774 local government areas and is expanding the network to about 8,000 centres to improve access to registration services.
He explained that the digital platform would provide faster registration services, 24-hour online access, digital certificate issuance where applicable, reduced paperwork and waiting time, automated data validation, enhanced database security and a foundational database to support other national data systems.
Barrister Isa Audu Buratai commended Governor Zulum for his tremendous support and contributions to the commission’s activities in the state.
He said the Commission had signed a partnership compact with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), UNICEF and Bankforte Technologies Limited to decentralize and localize birth registration services.
Highpoint of the event was the visiting of the digital registration of births Centrein Mafa local Government area by the Federal Commissioners National Population Commission Borno State Barrister Isa Audu Buratai were 20 to 30 children were registered daily.
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