Africa Surveyors November-December issue 2023
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EVENTS<br />
Nigeria Sets New Standard in Civil Registration with<br />
Launch of Innovative e-CRVS System<br />
In a landmark event at the State House in Abuja, His Excellency<br />
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the Electronic Civil<br />
Registration and Vital Statistics System (e-CRVS), alongside the<br />
National Geospatial Data Repository and the National Coordination<br />
Committee on CRVS.<br />
This launch, realized through the collaboration of the National<br />
Population Commission (NPC), UNICEF, and Barnksforte Technologies<br />
Limited, marks a decisive step toward enhancing Nigeria’s civil<br />
registration and vital statistics system, underpinning the nation’s<br />
commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16.9.2 for<br />
legal identity for all.<br />
Speaking on this significant event, the Chairman, National Population<br />
Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, expressed his enthusiasm, saying<br />
“The aim of this high-level event is to emphasize the commitment of<br />
the current government and leadership to strengthen civil registration<br />
data capturing, collation, processing, dissemination and timely access<br />
to vital statistics in the country. It is to accelerate the improved civil<br />
registration and vital statistics systems in Nigeria over a period of<br />
ten years, from <strong>2023</strong> to 2030 in a bid to achieve the Sustainable<br />
Development Goal (SDG):16.9.2 - legal identity for all, including birth<br />
registration”.<br />
“Digitizing civil registration in Nigeria transcends technology; it’s<br />
a pledge to future generations. Now, every child’s existence will be<br />
acknowledged, marking a new era where every significant life event<br />
informs our nation’s development,” expressed Ms. Cristian Munduate,<br />
UNICEF Representative in Nigeria.<br />
This initiative aligns with the United Nations Legal Identity Agenda<br />
and the resolutions of the <strong>Africa</strong>n Ministers’ Conference in Addis Ababa,<br />
advocating for a technological shift in data generation. The strategic<br />
partnership between NPC and UNICEF, complemented by the Public-<br />
Private Partnership with Barnksforte Technologies Limited, is set to<br />
overhaul the registration of vital events, transitioning Nigeria from a<br />
paper-based system to an internationally aligned digital framework.<br />
The newly established CRVS National Coordination Committee is<br />
tasked with steering the e-CRVS system, ensuring Nigeria’s capability<br />
to capture and leverage vital statistics.<br />
Through this transformation, Nigeria is laying the groundwork for<br />
an effective civil registration system, essential for national planning,<br />
policymaking, and achieving the global ambition of legal identity for<br />
all.<br />
8 <strong>November</strong>-<strong>December</strong> <strong>issue</strong> l <strong>2023</strong> www.africasurveyorsonline.com
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