The Federal Government has mandated existing and prospective university students as well as staff to update their birth registration by obtaining a verifiable birth certificate from the National Population Commission (NPC).
It advised students and staff to visit any NPC office nationwide or simply register via the VITALREG online portal at https://birthreg-selfservice.nationalpopulation.gov.ng/ or https://attestation.nationalpopulation.gov.ng/welcome.
The order followed the official launch of the new Digital Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (e-crvs) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which is aimed at ensuring a robust Civil Registration System in Nigeria.
In a letter for compliance on VITALREG Registration, sent to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday, the NPC said: “Mr President has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to leverage this invaluable resource for enhanced data accuracy and improved service delivery.
“It is mandatory that MDAs immediately integrate and utilise the e-CRVS system across all service (as maybe needed) through the National Population Commission’s Portal https://nationalpopulation.gov.ng/ in connection with all vital statistics of the population related to their respective mandates, particularly, the registration of birth and death, and attestation."
It said any challenges encountered in the adoption of the process should be promptly reported to the NPC for resolution.
Explaining further, NPC said, “The Digital e-CRVS is a complete electronic system deployed to digitize all civil registrations such as birth registration, still birth registration, birth attestation, adoption, marriage notification, divorce notification, migration and death, as well as the verification of vital statistics.
“The e-CRVS grants citizens in Nigeria and diaspora ease of access to civil registration, eliminates double registration and enables consistency in age declaration. Its advanced technology guarantees the accuracy of the vital statistics.
“More importantly, the e-CRVS system facilitates seamless foundational data sharing among Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments and Agencies (MEDAs), thus promoting a more integrated and collaborative approach to national planning and development and citizen service delivery.”
Consequently, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, through a circular to all Vice-Chancellors, which was signed by the Director, Educational Planning, Research and Development, Mrs O.J. Anigbogu, directed all universities in Nigeria to comply by integrating and utilising the e-CVRS system across all services through the NPC’s vital registration portal.
The circular, dated July 23, 2025, asked the VCs to reach out to the NPC through their Technical Partner VITALREG for more information and technical support.
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