WIRE โ€” The National Population Commission (NPC) has disclosed that only about 40 per cent of births in Nigeria are currently registered, despite the country recording more than five million births annually. The Commission made this known in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2026 Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day. Speaking at the event,

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