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“From registering people at birth, giving them legal identity, and linking that information to national planning and budgeting, technology can help us stitch everything together,” said Kashifu Inuwa, director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency , during a recent national meeting on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics reform.
Further compounding these issues is the costly duplication of infrastructure. Government agencies routinely spend millions of naira on parallel data systems and surveys, simply because they cannot or will not access existing datasets. These inefficiencies delay critical services and waste public funds, affecting governance from federal ministries to local government councils.
A harmonised data system is not just a technical upgrade, it’s a structural necessity for effective governance. Real-time, accurate demographic data would allow for smarter planning and budgeting, ending the reliance on outdated censuses or conflicting projections. Instead of allocating schools, hospitals, or roads based on guesstimates, Nigeria could rely on solid, up-to-date data that reflects actual population dynamics.
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