7 million births are recorded in Nigeria annually – UNICEF

Published: 15/Aug/2018
Source: NAIJ.com

The total annual births in Nigeria have been put at seven million children by a report from the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). This was disclosed at the maiden commemoration of the Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day held in Abuja. Mohammed Fall, the UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, speaking at the event, said the country has to improve civil registration and vital statistics such as births and deaths to adequately address the nation’s population challenges.

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Themes: Identity Documents, Birth Registration
Regions: West Africa, Nigeria
Year: 2018