En 2014, la campagne mondiale #Ibelong a été lancée dans le but d’éradiquer l’apatridie d’ici à 2024. Depuis, les membres de la Communauté Économique des États d’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) se sont fermement engagés à mettre un terme à ce […]
By Chineme Okafor Abuja — The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has said that by virtue of Nigeria’s population and emergence of insurgency in the North East in 2009, the country currently contributes more to the 750,000 people that […]
A meeting that reviewed a study on statelessness has called on the federal government to amend the Constitution to accommodate stateless persons living in Nigeria. In the validation meeting on the study report on “Statelessness in North-East Nigeria,” organized by the […]
The Presidency has denied claims in the media that President Buhari has given “orders” that national identity cards be used in the 2019 elections. The statement from the Office of the Vice President was in reaction to newspaper reports on Friday […]
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: Ivory Coast’s government on Friday announced a programme to provide birth certificates for three million children left undocumented by years of war, poverty and migration. « The ‘One Child, One Birth Certificate’ project focusses on children — from […]
By: Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday tasked the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to leave no stone unturned to ensure that National Identification Number is used to authenticate eligible voters during elections in the nearest future. Read more
Burkinabe startup iCivil Africa has developed a technology that digitally registers newborns as a way to alleviate the problem of ghost children in the country. The technology leverages a birth certificate system comprised of a smartphone, a bracelet, and encoded text messages designed […]
Petition update: UNICEF and UNHCR have launched a coalition to end childhood statelessness worldwide. You can join the coalition! The Coalition aims to develop, expand and strengthen international co-operation to raise awareness about and combat the hidden problem of childhood […]
The journalist, who is reportedly based in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) was declared wanted by the Nigeria Army authorities sometime ago. Salkida was later arrested when he came into the country from the United Arab Emirate (UAE) and allowed […]
Le Ministre de la Justice a soumis au Conseil un projet de Décret portant création du programme National pour l’éradication de l’apatridie en Guinée. Il a indiqué que ce projet de décret compte 21 articles répartis en 04 chapitres : […]
Speech by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Malusi Gigaba MP at the launch of the digitisation of birth records in Pretoria. Modernising Home Affairs is the first of the five priorities I have set for the Department during my […]
Johannesburg – At 23, Dineo Shakgane, a Soweto resident, is unable to open a bank account or apply to study further. She can’t buy a SIM card or even enter a reality show competition. She does not have an identity […]