Section 26: Department in Health Ministries responsible for statistics

(1) The department responsible for statistics within the Federal Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health in each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, shall be responsible for the collection of vital statistics comprising-
(a) the recording of births of Nigerians and non-Nigerians;
(b) the recording of deaths of Nigerians and non-Nigerians;
(c) the recording of still-births;
and supply periodically to the Ministry such data.
(2) Every Ministry of Health shall procure, analyse and forward to the Chief Registrar in each State or to the Registrar-General in the case of the Federal Ministry of Health, such vital and health statistics on births and deaths as may be required.