NPC to register Children Aged 0–12 months in Toro LG.
By Abdullahi Alhaji
The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced plans to commence the registration of children aged zero to twelve months across the seventeen wards of Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The Commission is currently conducting a two-day training for its ad-hoc personnel to prepare them for the exercise.
The NPC Controller in charge of Toro Local Government, Malam Usman Jibrin, disclosed this while speaking to a BRC FM Toro reporter during the training.
Malam Usman Jibrin said the exercise is aimed at ensuring that children within the specified age bracket are properly registered and captured in the Commission’s records.
He urged parents and guardians across the seventeen wards to ensure that their eligible children are registered during the exercise, stressing that accurate birth registration is important for effective population planning and development.
The Controller also called on parents and guardians to cooperate with registration personnel, provide accurate information and make their children available at designated registration locations.
He further urged community and traditional leaders to support the exercise by sensitizing residents and encouraging eligible parents to participate.
Similarly, the NPC Desk Officer for Toro Local Government Area, Shamsudeen Ahmed Lame, clarified that the registration exercise has no connection with family planning.
He explained that the exercise is designed to ensure that every eligible child is officially registered and captured in the country’s population records.
According to him, accurate population data is essential for effective planning and the provision of basic services by governments at all levels.
He therefore urged parents and guardians to take advantage of the exercise and ensure that their children are duly registered.
The initiative is being implemented in collaboration with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Bauchi State Chapter, with support froms UNICEF.
