Some observations bearing on vital registration in Anambra and Imo States of Nigeria

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Title:	Some observations bearing on vital registration in Anambra and Imo States of Nigeria
Authors:	Okorafor, A.E. Ogum, G.E.O.
Year:	1980
Periodical:	Ikenga: Journal of African Studies
Volume:	4
Issue:	2
Pages:	15-22
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subject:	civil registration
Abstract:	There is as yet no vital registration system with national coverage in Nigeria. Although registration areas exist, the only one with any claim to effectiveness is that of the metropolitan Lagos. Recognizing the importance of vital statistics for planning purposes, the government of the former East Central State (ECS) of Nigeria (now Anambra and Imo States of Nigeria) issued an edict in 1972 providing for the compulsory registration of all live births, deaths and marriages in the State. This law is the East Central State of Nigeria Edict no. 7 of 1972 and is published in the ECS Official Gazette no. 19 of May, 1974. The aim of this paper is 1) to examine the effectiveness of this law and 2) to suggest ways of improving upon the current level of birth and death registration in Anambra and Imo States. Ref., tab.