The National Population Commission (NPC) has launched full digital registration of births and deaths across all 16 local government areas of Kwara State in a move to strengthen legal identity, improve demographic data management and enhance public service delivery.

Speaking at a press briefing in Ilorin, the Federal Commissioner representing Kwara State at the NPC, Dr. Yahaya Isiaka Alada, said the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system, powered by the VitalReg platform, became fully operational across the state on July 1, 2026.

Alada described the initiative as a major reform aimed at modernising civil registration by ensuring that births and deaths are recorded accurately, securely and efficiently. He noted that the programme follows the national rollout of the E-CRVS system and the inauguration of the National Coordination Committee on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics by President Bola Tinubu in November 2023.

He said the commission has established 92 registration centres across the state and is working with key stakeholders to expand access, build the capacity of registration officers and encourage timely registration of vital events.

According to Alada, the digital platform will provide faster registration services, online access to records, improved data security, reduced paperwork and more accurate demographic information to support government planning and policy formulation.

The commissioner also announced a partnership between the NPC, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to expand birth registration and legal identity services at the grassroots.

While disclosing that charges for some specialised administrative services have been reviewed to support the new digital infrastructure, Alada assured residents that birth registration and notification services remain highly subsidised.

He urged the Kwara State Government, local councils, healthcare providers, traditional and religious leaders, civil society organisations and the media to support the initiative, stressing that broad stakeholder participation is essential to achieving comprehensive civil registration across the state.