Section 44, The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

(1) Where a Registration Officer is satisfied that an entrymade by him or another Registration Officer in the Register of births, deaths, marriages, adoptions, divorces or nullity contains an error of fact, he shall notify the Director-General of the error. (2) Where the Director-General receives a notification under subsection (1), he shall by notice in writing given to a qualified informant in relation to the birth, death, marriage, adoptions, divorce or nullity require him- (a) to attend at the office of the Authority or at the office of the Registration Officer, or at any other convenient place specified in the notice, within such time (not being less than 7 days from the date of the giving of the notice); and (b) to give to the Authority evidence on oath orally or by statutory declaration specifying the error and, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the relevant facts, and such other information as the Director-General or the Registration Officer may reasonably require. (3) Where a person complies with subsection (2), the Director-General shall, direct the Registration Officer concerned to correct the error in the Register. (4) Where, pursuant to subsection (2), the Director- General or the Registration Officer is satisfied that, in relation to the error, neither a qualified informant referred to in subsection (2) nor two other credible persons having knowledge of the facts can be found, the Director-General shall, if he considers it appropriate to do so, direct a Registration Officer or an authorised officer to make in such manner as he shall specify, a correction of the error in the entry in the Register, and the direction shall be complied with and the original entry shall be retained in the Register. (5) Where the Director-General is satisfied that two or more entries have been made in a Register in respect of the same event, he may direct a Registration Officer or an authorised officer to cancel the entries as he shall specify, and the direction shall be complied with and the cancelled entry or entries shall be retained in the Register. (6) Where the Director-General is satisfied that an entry in the Register of marriages relates to- (a) a marriage, one or both of the parties to which was or were under the age of 18 years at the time of the solemnisation of the marriage; or (b) a marriage to which there was an impediment, he shall- (i) direct a Registration Officer to cancel the entry and the direction shall be complied with and the cancelled entry shall be retained in the Register; and (ii) notify the parties to the marriage and the person who solemnised the marriage, of the direction. PART IX -REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS