LIFE-ND project is a success story in N/Delta — NPC
2026-09-04
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Breaking: NPC announces death of Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf
2026-08-28
By Folasade Akpan The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the death of its Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, describing his passing as a major loss to the commission and the country. The announcement was made in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by the Director, Public Affairs Department, Mrs AdelayoContinue Reading
NPC targets 8,000 digital birth registration centres
2026-08-11
By Folasade Akpan The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has extended digital civil registration services to about 4,000 of Nigeria’s 8,809 wards, with plans to establish 8,000 registration centres nationwide. The Chairman of the Commission, Dr Aminu Yusuf, disclosed this in Abuja at a media conference to commemorate theContinue Reading
UNICEF, NPC push for increased birth registration of children under 1
2026-08-11
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu/Usman Aliyu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Population Commission (NPC) have intensified advocacy for birth registration of children under one year, particularly at the grassroots level. Mr Denis Onoise, UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, made the call at a 2-Day Birth Registration Media Dialogue organisedContinue Reading
Why newspaper publications, affidavits may no longer legalise name changes in Nigeria
2026-08-02
By Catherine Egwuom and Lilian Okoro For millions of everyday Nigerians, personal identity remains a sacred anchor, making any alterations to official names a deeply sensitive and life-altering undertaking. From marriage and relocation to aligning certificates with West Africa Examinations Council Nigeria (WAEC), Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and NationalContinue Reading
NPC urges Sokoto parents, stakeholders to key into e-birth registration
2026-07-29
By Habibu Harisu Alhaji Abdullahi Chiso-Dattijo, the Federal Commissioner of National Population Commission (NPC) representing Sokoto State, has urged parents, traditional rulers and other stakeholders to encourage e-birth registration. He made the call during the launch of the e-birth registration in Sokoto on Wednesday, being part of the Electronic- CivilContinue Reading
NPC inaugurates home-based online birth registration
2026-07-15
By Folasade Akpan The National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigerians can now register births and obtain certificates online through its newly introduced digital registration platform, eliminating the need for physical visits in many cases. The Acting Director-General of the commission, Mr Manasseh Aboho, said this on Wednesday in Abuja duringContinue Reading
NPC charges new commissioners to advance census, birth registration
2026-06-30
By Folasade Akpan The National Population Commission (NPC) has urged its newly inaugurated federal commissioners to strengthen preparations for Nigeria’s next population census and improve birth registration nationwide. NPC Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, gave the charge in Abuja during the assumption of office ceremony for seven newly inaugurated federal commissioners.Continue Reading
NPC urges homegrown funding for population programmes
2026-03-23
By Folasade Akpan The National Population Commission (NPC) has called for a decisive shift toward domestic financing of population programmes amid dwindling global donor support, stressing national ownership as critical for sustainable development. NPC Chairman, Mr Aminu Yusuf, made the call during the unveiling of the report of its 13thContinue Reading
NPC Chairman seeks traditional rulers’ backing for birth registration, census
2026-02-27
By Folasade Akpan The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Mr Aminu Yusuf, has appealed to traditional rulers in Imo to support efforts toward effective birth and death registration and the next national census. Yusuf made the call in a statement issued after a visit to Eze Emmanuel Okeke, the ChairmanContinue Reading