President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Appoints New Executive Commissioners and Launches Vital Registration Portal
In a recent development, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made key appointments and launched a vital registration portal in Nigeria.
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The announcement, made by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, signifies a significant move towards enhancing the country’s regulatory framework and vital statistics collection.
President Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new Executive Commissioners for the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the redeployment of an existing one, pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. The appointees are as follows:
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- Mr. Bashir Indabawa — NW — Executive Commissioner, Exploration & Acreage Management.
- Dr. Kelechi Ofoegbu — SE — Executive Commissioner, Corporate Services & Administration (Redeployed).
- Mr. Enorense Amadasu — SS — Executive Commissioner, Development & Production.
- Mr. Babajide Fasina — SW — Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulation & Strategic Planning.
This strategic reshuffling and replacement of commissioners aims to establish a regulatory framework that discourages misconduct and promotes diligence and rule-based business practices within the petroleum sector.
Furthermore, President Tinubu is set to launch a comprehensive birth, death, and marriage registration portal. This system will encompass various civil registrations, including birth, stillbirth, attestation of birth, adoption, marriage notification, divorce notification, migration, and death. The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, highlighted the government’s commitment to enhancing civil registration data collection and vital statistics dissemination.
The launch of the e-CRVS (Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics) system reflects a decade-long initiative from 2023 to 2030, with the goal of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal related to civil registration and vital statistics in Nigeria. This marks a crucial step towards better data management and statistical insights in the country.
