The National Population Commission has revealed that birth certificates will be issued only for persons not older than 18 years.
Akin Oyetunde, Oyo State NPC Director, made the revelation to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Ibadan.
According to Oyetunde, who spoke in the Oyo State capital, the process is in accordance with Act 1992, Birth and Death.
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He said: “The NPC is guided by an Act propagated in 1992.
“So any child born before 1992 will not be issued a birth certificate.
“Instead of a birth certificate, people born before 1992 and those over 18 years old will be given an Attestation of Birth.
“However, those below 18 years old will be issued a birth certificate by the commission.”
Oyetunde further said that all local government areas in the state have birth and death registration centres.
He added that all local government areas have no less than three registration centres.
The Oyo State Director assured that “the certificates issued at the centres are the same everywhere and acceptable wherever they’re tendered”.
Speaking on the postponed National Population and Housing Census earlier slated for 2023, Oyetunde noted the commission is set for the exercise and just awaiting a go ahead from the Federal Government.
He said: “We are prepared and only need the Federal Government to give the go ahead.
“All materials for the exercise have been distributed to local governments.
“All those who are to take part in the Census have been trained; all are set to hit the ground running.”
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