By
Cletus Bernard
Mothers and care givers in Taraba state have been called upon to ensure prompt registration of their children at birth to benefit from social, education, and health care programmes of the federal government.
The Director General, National Orientation Agency NOA, Malam Lanre Issa~Onilu, made the call during a press conference on birth registration social mobilisation drive in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital.
Represented by NOA Director in Taraba state, Malam Zakari Muhammed stated that the birth registration sensitization drive was a crucial initiative aimed at ensuring that every child in Nigeria has a legal identity.
Also speaking, the Director National Population Commission in Taraba state, Malam Abdulkareem Yakubu, explained that children from zero to 17 years are exempted from payment of birth registration.
The press conference, which was organised by NOA in collaboration with UNICEF and the National population commission NPC, was aimed at enhancing public awareness on the importance of birth registration for national development.
