FG, UNICEF accomplice to digitise start registration: Official

The federal authorities and United Nations Kids Fund (UNICEF) are to collaborate on digitalising start registration within the nation ranging from October.

Emelia Allan, a toddler safety supervisor with UNICEF, Kano, disclosed this in Kano at a two-day capability constructing workshop for journalists from Katsina, Kano and Jigawa.

The workshop was organised by the Kano State owned Abubakar Rimi Tv (ARTV).

“Association on the deliberate train has gone far, with Kano State because the pilot state,” Ms Allan mentioned, including that the success of Kano will decide the unfold of the train.

“We’re doing our greatest on baby proper safety with the federal government agreed on 5 key areas, together with legislation and insurance policies in step with worldwide requirements.

“Additionally, growing start registration is among the many key areas. The excellent news is that Kano is piloting the digital start registration system we’re supporting the federal government with.

“We wish to digitise start registration, the guide registration is a part of the processes which are making start registration low.

“The federal government needs to digitise the system, and Kano is piloting it in all of the 44 native authorities areas within the state, so we’re working in the direction of that,” she mentioned.

Ms Allan mentioned that digital registration of youngsters will go direct to the system and a digital certificates might be printed, not like that of the guide system.

Earlier, the Kano UNICEF chief, Rahama Farah mentioned the capability constructing workshop was to boost the capability of journalists on reporting kids and ladies points.

Mr Farah, represented by a UNICEF Communication Specialist, Samuel Kaalu, tasked journalists to focus extra on points affecting weak kids and ladies.

He mentioned that malnutrition and under-age marriage are nonetheless rampant and plenty of school-age kids, particularly ladies, nonetheless don’t have entry to training.

“2023 is approaching, politicians and candidates campaigning to carry varied positions, the media ought to get them to make a dedication on how they intend to sort out a few of these points in the event that they get to workplace.

“The world ought to know the scenario of youngsters in Nigeria to the extent that in the event you marry off an under-age woman, she could by no means get the chance to go to high school,” he mentioned.

(NAN)