Section 62, The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

(1) Where a court grants a divorce, the Director-Generalshall direct that a Registration Officer enter or cause to be entered in the Register of Divorces the particulars in relation to the matter specified in Part V of the First Schedule. (2) When a court grants a nullity, the Director-General shall, or direct that a Registration Officer enter or cause to be entered in the register of decrees of nullity the particulars in relation to the matter specified in Part VI of the First Schedule. (3) The Director-General or Registration Officer shall, as soon as practicable after he receives notice of an Order of a court granting a divorce or a nullity under subsection (1) or (2) as the case may be, enter the particulars in relation to the divorce or nullity specified in the order and register the divorce or nullity in such manner as the Authority may direct. (4) Subject to subsection (3), a Registration Officer shall not register a divorce or nullity if he has not received the relevant order from a court. PART XIV–MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS