Section 48, The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

(1) The mother of a child who was not married to thefather of the child at the date of his birth or at any time during the period of 10 months before such birth shall be required to give information under this Act about the birth. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a Registration Officer shall enter in the Register of Births the name of a person as the father of a child to whom subsection (1) applies- Abandoned newborn children. of child where parents not married. 34 35 Births occuring more than twelve months before registration. (a) if the mother of the child and the person jointly so request a Registration Officer and give to him a declaration of the person that he is the father of the child; or (b) if the mother so requests the Director-General in writing and makes a declaration on oath that the person is the father of the child. (3) Where one of the persons to whom in any particular case paragrpah (a) of subsection (2) applies makes a request to a Registration Officer, the Registration Officer shall notify the other person of the request. (4) When a birth is being registered under this section, the Register of Births shall be signed by— (a) the mother of the child, if made, or joined in the making of the request under subsection (2); and (b) the person who declares that he is the father of the child, if he has made, or joined in the making of the request under subsection (2). (5) This section shall apply with necessary modifications, to stillbirths.