“Every single woman has the right to decide when to have children, and how many,” she said.
“We are committed to supporting the recruitment of ad hoc birth registrars at the ward level and ensuring the availability of registration materials to coordinators and supervisors,” he
The commission said that the safeguard was necessary in order not to start preparations all over when a new date would be fixed.
He said the commission recruited about one million personnel in a bid to conduct a credible and acceptable digital census.
UNICEF and NPC have rolled out the birth registration of one million children in Kano in 2023 using the digital system.
He explained that birth registration was an essential tool for protecting children’s rights; for planning, and promoting development and citizenship.
The 2006 census pegged Nigeria’s population at 140 million.
The heavy rain, which started about 11:30 a.m., continued until about 1:00 p.m.
“The objective of the stakeholders meeting is to also create more awareness of the 2023 census,” he said.
The abductors had already demanded N500 million naira ransom for the release of the victims.
