The National Population Commission (NPC) has stated
that henceforth, registration of new born babies and deaths in the country will
be computerised so as to ensure proper records and abate the shortfalls of the
manual method used in the past.
Director of Information Communication Technology of
the NPC, Dr. Bertram Chukwubuike, stated this on Monday at the opening ceremony
of three-day capacity building training on births and deaths digital
registration organised by the commission in collaboration with UNICEF for stakeholders
in Bauchi.
He said digital registration is key to better and
accurate data collection for planning and sustainable national development.
"Vital Registration in Nigeria given the output
from the National Population Commission needs to be strengthened and
coordinated at various tiers of government.
"Effective governments all over the world that
believe in good governance rely on their citizens demographic database with
reliable vital statistics like births, deaths, marriages among others for
efficient and effective delivery of such services and plan for sustainable
development," he pointed out.
Also speaking, the Director of the commission in
Bauchi State, Musa Haruna Rashid, explained that the importance of digital
births and deaths registration is making capturing of data easier, faster and
accurate.
He added that the system would also help in linking
relevant ministries and agencies such as National Bureau of Statistics, courts,
National Identity Management Commission, Federal Road safety commission among others
to have accurate and same data for analyses.
In his remarks, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed,
represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Sabiu Kafi, commended the
NPC for organising the training, saying it was timely especially in this
digital era.
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