…It'll enhance better accountability for out-of-school children- Adeagbo A Non-Governmental Organisation, IA Foundation has commended the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for the electronic birth registration initiative in Nigeria. Recall that United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the National Population Commission (NPC) incorporated the National Identification Number (NIN) into digital birth registration in Nigeria. It stated also that the new e-birth registration will give a child an identity and the opportunity to be a Nigerian citizen. In her commendation statement, The Founder, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo described the initiative as an enabler of better accountability for out-of-school

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