Di Federal Government, through di National Population Commission (NPC), don launch one new digital platform wey dem call VitalReg. Dis platform go make am easy for Nigerians to register birth and death, apply for birth attestation, correct registration records, verify certificates and do many other civil registration services. With dis one, person no go need to visit registration centre first before e fit access anytin.
For di old system, e dey take time and plenty paperwork. But now, di whole thing don go online. Di digital system go reduce long queues and di wahala wey dey come with traditional registration process. According to di launch, Nigerians fit now do dem registration from anywhere, as long as dem get internet connection.
To use di platform, first you go visit di NPC online self-service portal. Di address na di official VitalReg portal. From dere, you go choose di service wey you need, like birth registration, death registration, birth attestation, record correction or certificate verification. Make sure say you enter di correct information, because di information you supply go match di supporting documents wey you get. Na important to check well before you submit, so you no go get mistake wey go require correction later.
After you submit, you fit track or verify your application using di options wey dey di platform. If you no fit complete di process online, you fit still go any NPC registration centre for assistance. Di platform na part of effort to digitise civil registration services and make access to legal identity documents easier for Nigerians.
Di importance of birth and death record no be small tin. E dey needed for healthcare, education, passport, financial services and government programmes. So dis VitalReg portal go help plenty pipo wey dey find am difficult to get dem certificates.
For di launch, dem explain say di portal dey accessible through di official NPC self-service portal. Pipo wey need in-person assistance fit go any NPC registration centre across di country.