Lagos State will launch electronic civil registration and vital statistics (ECRVS) on September 2.
The National Population Commission (NPC) has begun training ad hoc registrants from local governments.
Mrs. Saidat Oladunjoye, Federal Commissioner representing Lagos State, announced during the training at Kosofe Local Government that the training would be divided into two phases and that some councils would be merged based on the size and quantity of volunteers.
She said: “This exercise is to train our ad hoc officials who will handle the registration of births, to ensure we have accurate data of children born in Lagos State.
They are to register children under 1 and 5 years. The registration for children under 1 will be done at hospitals and other non-governmental institutions where children are born, while the under five years will be done at community and ward levels.
“This particular registration is unique because such children will automatically have their National Identity Number (NIN). It is also important for us to capture as many children as possible to make planning easier.
“Through this registration, the government can make proper plans in education, health, political development among other areas. It will also be easy for us to retrieve data on these children rather than carrying paper everywhere while some can be lost in transit.”
