Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, chairman of the NPC, made this announcement in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mrs Talibat Oloruntoba, Director of the Public Affairs Department of the NPC.

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, presented a birth certificate to the first baby of the year at Asokoro General Hospital, Abuja.

Kwarra, represented by the Federal Commissioner from Katsina, Mr Bala Banya, emphasised the commission’s commitment to ensure every child born in Nigeria was registered and received a birth certificate.

He explained that with the digitisation of the registration system and partnerships with the Primary Health Care Agency, children, no matter where they are born, would be registered.

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Kwarra urged all parents and guardians to take advantage of the free registration service provided by the commission.

Dr. Telson Ojogun, Director-General of the NPC, highlighted the commission’s plans to establish more than 4,000 additional registration centres nationwide, making it easier for Nigerians to register their children.

He also stressed that the commission was utilising modern technology to ensure that each registered child had a unique, irreplaceable identity.

Ojogun also expressed gratitude to the First Lady, who was represented by the wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, for presenting the certificate to the first baby of the year.

Ojogun encouraged Nigerians to register deaths with the commission, helping to maintain an accurate and reliable population register.

Source: NAN

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Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Ibadan on Saturday, FRSC Sector Commander in Oyo State, Mr Joshua Adekanye, attributed the cause of the auto crash to speed violation and wrongful overtaking.

According to Adekanye, two vehicles involved were a white M/Benz E230 car with registration number ‘OLODOGBO’ and a white Scania Truck with registration number MUS 301 XF.

He said that six people were involved in the accident; three died and the others were injured.

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“The injured victims were taken to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso while the corpses were deposited at the same hospital morgue,” Adekanye said.

An eyewitness, Mr Samuel Oloruntoba, however, told NAN that the traditional rulers of Odogbo, Bowula, and Ayetoro communities in Orire local government areas of Oyo State died in the accident

According to Oloruntoba, the victims were on their way to a funeral party of another traditional ruler’s relation in the area when the accident occurred at Arinkinkin area of Ogbomoso.

He said the deceased traditional rulers Mercedes Benz rammed into an oncoming truck which resulted in the death of the Obas.

Source: NAN

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