…begin the process by visiting the NPC self-service portal. According to the commission, birth registration for children under five years remains free at all NPC registration centres. However, online self-service birth registration attracts a N5,000 fee. To qualify for the online application: * The child must have been…

…the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, vocational training initiatives and expanded digital birth registration. According to him, about 30,000 youths have been certified under the first phase of the 3MTT programme, while over 150,000 trainees are currently enrolled in tuition-free vocational training across 1,600 accredited…

NPC ends manual birth registration The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the end of manual registration for births and deaths across Nigeria, warning that certificates issued outside its new electronic registration platform will no longer be recognised.The commission said its Electronic Civil Registrat…

…a birth with UK authorities costs £150, with an additional £50 for each consular birth registration certificate orderedFind it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! The UK government has published official guidance outlining what parents must do immediately after welcoming a child abroad.The first requirement p…

…child protection interventions in Nigeria, placing child abuse, child marriage and poor birth registration at the centre of its new country strategy as it seeks to reach millions of vulnerable children still excluded from essential services. The organisation said the new priorities would shape its 2028–2032 Country Pro…

…five million births annually, but millions of births and deaths remain unregistered. “Birth registration coverage currently stands at about 57 per cent nationwide, while death registration remains below 20 per cent. These gaps deprive many Nigerians of legal identity and limit the availability of reliable data needed f…

…Vital Statistics system as well as the National Geospatial Data Repository to improve birth registration and capture previously undocumented demographic information across the 774 local government areas. He also called for accelerated review of the National Youth Policy and sustained investment in education, skills dev…