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14.5m children registered as Nigeria pushes for legal identity for every child

… 6,000 wards now offer digital birth registration — NPC… FG links birth registration with health, identity systemsBy Chioma ObinnaAs Nigeria joined other African countries to mark the 2026 Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, CRVS, over 14.5 million Nigerian children have been registered under the country’s intensified birth registration drive even as the Federal […]
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In Nigeria, risks of medical complications are greater for girls under 15, because an undeveloped pelvis can lead to difficulties in child birth and this can also lead to obstructed labour.  Where medical services are not available, it can lead to obstetric fistula

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