The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in partnership with National Population Commission (NPC), targets to commence birth registration of 395, 382 children in Niger.
The birth registration is said to be supported by UNICEF and would be carried out, using a digitalised application.
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in partnership with National Population Commission (NPC), targets to commence birth registration of 395, 382 children in Niger.
Malam Bala Musa, Deputy Director of Programmes in NOA and UNICEF Focal Person in the agency, disclosed this during an advocacy visit to the Emir of Minna, Dr Umar Faruq, and Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area, Aminu Ladan in Minna.
He said the birth registration was being supported by UNICEF, adding it would be carried out, using a digitalised application.
“Birth registration is vital and birth certificate is a vital document because it helps our children in so many ways,” he said.
Musa added that the registration would take place at health facilities and designated centers and solicited the support of traditional leaders for the success of the exercise.
In his remarks, Alhaji Maudu Aliyu, Head of Department, Vital Registration NPC in Niger, said the exercise would take place in three phases with Chanchaga, Edati, Lavun, Mokwa, Borgu, Agwara, Paikoro and Bosso council areas in the first phase.
Aliyu said three ad hoc staff had been recruited from each ward to conduct the exercise, adding that the first phase would last for 10 days while the printing of certificates would be done 15 days after the exercise.
He appealed to the emir and the chairman of Chanchaga to help sensitize and mobilize the people to come out in mass to register their children as the state was lagging behind in birth registration.
Also, Alhaji Yahaya Gbongbo, State Director of NOA, said birth certificate was important in the life of every individual and called for cooperation from local government chairmen for a hitch-free exercise.
Responding, the emir pledged his maximum support by mobilizing the subjects through the district heads to participate in the exercise.
Also, the chairman of Chanchaga Council, who was represented by his Vice, Alhaji Isah Mohammed, promised the council’s maximum cooperation and support to have a hitch-free exercise.
