Kano state has taken a significant leap in digital birth registration, surpassing all other states in Nigeria by recording a staggering 933,589 childbirths
The announcement was made by Alhaji Ismaila Al-Hassan Dogo, the Director of the National Population Commission in Kano during a media dialogue on birth registration organized by the United Nations Children’s Fund in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency in Kano.
UNICEF, in partnership with local authorities, launched an initiative aimed at registering approximately one million unregistered children in Kano, all aged between zero and five years, across the state’s 44 local government areas. Dogo emphasized “The essence is that if we can get these children registered, they will be added to the database of Kano state population.“The primary objective of this endeavor is to build a comprehensive database of Kano’s population by ensuring that all eligible children are registered. This initiative is not limited to Kano alone, as it is simultaneously being carried out in 21 other states across Nigeria.
Al-Hassan Dogo emphasized the importance of birth registration, highlighting that it forms the basis for accurate population figures, aiding in national, regional, and local planning and development. He also stressed the significance of possessing a birth certificate as a symbol of citizenship and identity.
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