The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF over the weekend said 43 percent of Nigerian children were not captured in the birth registration and legally became invisible.
UNICEF said according to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2021, 57. 3 percent of the births of children under five were registered at the national level.
According to him,"based on the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2021, 54.6 per cent of the births of children under five are registered in Kano State, compared to 57. 3 per cent at the national level. For the states of Katsina and Jigawa also supported by the UNICEF Kano Field Office, under-five birth Registration is as low as 23.6 percent in Jigawa, and 67 per cent, in Katsina state.
"Addressing the challenge of inadequate or lack of awareness of the importance of Birth Registration, and where caregivers and mothers can go to register the births of their children, is therefore very urgent. It is important to communicate the innovative, digital birth registration procedure to motivate caregivers, parents, the general public, and everyone to embrace Birth Registration," Farah said.
"In 2023, UNICEF is supporting the efforts of multi-sectoral partners in scaling up birth registration coverage in Nigeria and investing in safe and innovative technology to facilitate birth registration in Nigeria.Earlier, the State Director, the National Population Commission , Alh. Ismaila Hassan Dogo disclosed that the commission targeted one million children on its electronic birth registration in Kano before the end of 2023.There was a problem processing your submission.
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