Mr Salako said the decline reflects gradual gains in access to and use of family planning services nationwide.
The NPC chair said children with disabilities often encountered serious barriers to education, healthcare, and inclusion.
Mr Tinubu stated that enumeration must be technology-driven with biometrics and digitalisation.
Mr Kwarra urged all parents and guardians to take advantage of the free registration service.
Mr Kwarra said that the study would be conducted in households where the deaths were recorded and consent received for revisit during the 2023-2024 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey.
He said that the birth certificate would help UNICEF to know the number of children to serve.
Mr Ningi said that since the population census was critical to development, all efforts must be made to ensure its takeoff.
Mr Opatola, who represented himself as the plaintiff, told the court that all processes had been filed and exchanged with the defendant.
The federal government has developed an electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System and a Geospatial Data Repository.
“Most things are in place, right from the personal digital assistants procured are well secured in our various Central Bank of Nigeria offices nationwide.”
