The National Population Commission (NPC) has launched a new online birth and de.ath registration platform under the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system to improve civil registration across Nigeria.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, NPC Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, announced that the platform became operational on July 1, 2026, and is now available in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Yusuf said the initiative is aimed at modernising birth and death registration, improving access to legal identity and providing accurate population data to support national planning.
He disclosed that although Nigeria records about five million births every year, a significant number of births and de.aths are still not officially registered.
“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 reliable data for effective national planning,” he said.
According to him, the commission has established 4,011 registration centres across the country’s 774 local government areas and plans to increase the number to about 8,000 to make registration more accessible.
Yusuf said the E-CRVS platform provides 24-hour online access, faster registration, digital certificate issuance where applicable, reduced paperwork, automated data validation and stronger database security. He added that it is designed to integrate with Nigeria’s digital identity ecosystem.
To expand access at the grassroots level, the NPC has partnered with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), UNICEF and Bankforte Technologies Limited to decentralise birth registration services.
The NPC chairman also revealed that the commission has reviewed fees for specialised services, including record modification, certificate reissuance and verification requests, to ensure the sustainability of the platform.
“Birth registration and birth notification services remain highly subsidised in line with our commitment to universal registration,” he said.
Yusuf urged state governments, local councils, health institutions, traditional and religious leaders, civil society organisations and the media to support the commission’s efforts to ensure every birth and death in Nigeria is promptly registered.
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