Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for registering a death in person, the applicant has to visit the CivilRegistration and Vital Statistics department of National Population Commission of Nigeria.
2. The address and contact details of the state offices can be found in the following link:contact link
3. Visit the office and obtain an application form to register the death from the relevant department.
4. Complete the application form with appropriate details as required in the provided fields respectively.
5. Make sure that you have taken all the documents mentioned in the “required documents” section of this page, with you when you visit the office.
6. After completed filling the application form, attest it with your signature and attach the documents required with it.
7. Then, proceed to submit it to the relevant authority at the office.
8. Also, pay the necessary fees (if any) at the relevant counter as directed by the person in-charge.
9. The application form and attached documents will be verified by the concerned officials.
10. Once everything has been done appropriately and the documents are sufficient for registration, the death of concerned person will be registered by the relevant authority.
11. The applicant will be notified once when the document is ready and he/she can also check with the office they applied, for the status of application.

• Completed application form
• Applicant’s proof of Identity
• Deceased person’s proof of Identification
• Applicable Proof of death
• Any supporting document (as required)

Federal Ministry of Health - Head Office,
Federal Secretariat Complex

Shehu Shagari Way, Garki,
Abuja P.M.B. 083, Garki-Abuja
Tel: 234-9-523-8367
E-mail: info@nhrec.net
Website :Link

Department of National Civil Registration - Head Office,
National Population Commission,
No. 1 Masaka Close
Off Olusegun Obasanjo Way,Wuse Zone 7,
Abuja, Nigeria
Phone: +234 (0)9 234 3173
Email: info@nationalpopulation.gov.ng
Website: Link

• Any person, whose death needs to be registered inside or outside Nigeria, is eligible for the registration.
• The applying person can be his/her family member or any responsible person.
• Both the applicant and the deceased must possess a valid proof of Identification.

• Usually, the service is free. But it may vary depending upon instance of the registration.
  

• Death Registration is valid forever.
  

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• Applicants are advised to complete the application form neatly and completely with absolute legibility and appropriateness to avoid rejections. Also, all the required documents must be furnished completely.

• Applicable proof of death can be a Certificate issued from the hospital where death has been occurred or from a Medical Practitioner who analyzed the corpse.

• In case if the death has been occurred in places other than hospitals, a doctor can be called for analysing or any local authority can be approached for a Permission letter.

• Deaths of foreigners occurring inside Nigeria should also be registered in the National Population Commission whereas deaths of Nigerian citizens occurring abroad should be registered with the Nigerian Embassy/Consulate in that country.

• Names, Physical and Postal Address of Applicant
• Identification Card number of the applicant
• Contact details
• Name, address and other required particulars of the deceased person
• Identification Card number
• Contact details
• Date and place of death
• Medical particulars of the deceased
• Banking particulars

• It is necessary register all the deaths of Nigerians occurring inside and outside Nigeria with the Governmental authority which is Civil Registration and Vital Statistics department of National Population Commission.
  

• The process of obtaining a death certificate is relatively straight forward if a person dies at a medical facility or at another location under known medical circumstances, or in an obvious accident.

• Please note that only one original death certificate will ever be issued from the National Population Commission of Nigeria.

• Standard practice in Nigeria is that all bodies are embalmed prior to transport or burial, usually within 24 hours of death when possible.

• A Death Certificate may be useful for claiming Insurance which the deceased person has during his/her lifetime.
• It may also be required for various compensation/subsidiary claiming processes and many other official verifications.

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