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Nigeria digital vital registration rollout

Overview

Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) has transitioned from a regional rollout of its digital birth and death registration system to a full nationwide implementation.

Initially, the VitalReg platform, part of the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system, began operations in Akwa Ibom and Kwara states. During this phase, officials reported the establishment of thousands of registration centres to improve demographic data collection.

By July 1, 2026, the VitalReg system became fully operational across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The initiative seeks to replace fragmented, paper-based methods with an integrated electronic system to address significant registration gaps, specifically targeting birth registration coverage—currently at approximately 57 per cent—and death registration, which remains below 20 per cent. The NPC aims to expand its functional registration centres to approximately 8,000 to improve data integrity and national planning.

Entities

VitalReg · Nigeria · Abubakar Mohammed Danburam · Aminu Yusuf · National Population Commission

Timeline

5 days ago

[POLITICS] 3 sources
Nigeria launches VitalReg digital registration system
Nigeria has launched VitalReg, a nationwide digital system for the registration of births and deaths, aiming to improve data integrity and national planning across all 36 states.
about 1 month ago

[POLITICS] 6 sources
Nigeria's National Population Commission launches digital birth and death registration in Akwa Ibom and Kwara
Nigeria's NPC has started digital birth and death registration via VitalReg in Akwa Ibom and Kwara, part of a nationwide rollout set for 1 July 2026 to improve legal identity and data quality.

Sources

healthwise.punchng.com · newtelegraphng.com · punchng.com