UNICEF hails Nigeria’s significant increase of birth registration

Remi

By KEMI KAYODE

Pays courtesy visit to First Lady Oluremi Tinubu

The UNICEF has announced that the number of children whose births are officially registered in Nigeria within the past two years has increased significantly to 14million.

The UNICEF, Country Representative to Nigeria, Ms Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef disclosed this on during a courtesy visit to the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu in her office at the State House, Abuja.

She commended the First Lady for her leadership not only in the areas where UNICEF is working but also for impacting lives in areas that have to do with children and families across the nation.

“Birth registration, we look at it as the first right of every child to be counted, to be recognised and it is really impressive, I have served in many places but I have not seen in two years, we could have a progress that has happened here in Nigeria.

“We have 14milliom children their births have been registered, the system is being digitalized at the health facility at the world level as well, combine that, there is a bill before the National Assembly, things don’t just happen like that, we scale with our leadership.

“I am really grateful for you leading this area of birth registration and allowing us to celebrate this fantastic leadership,’’

“I have seen at the end of last year talking about the national library, reaping everything for the people, I was at the event on the launch of food bank I have seen by myself being African women that our first lady across the continent at the merge of African Union commended your leadership and I think that is very important for the whole continent beyond Nigeria. And on the Renewed Hope Agenda, giving hope for children and the people”.