A registry born from a
questionnever answered.
Ìrántí means memory in Yoruba. This platform exists because burial
records in Nigeria disappear — and families are left with silence where
graves should be.
"I asked my dad where my mom was buried
He said he doesn't remember"
- The question that started this project
the origin
Where this idea came from
My mother passed away in 1993 — the same year I was born. For all 33 years of my life, I have not known where she is buried. No grave to visit. No location to return to. No record that pointed to where she was laid to rest.
When I finally asked my father, he could not remember. Not because he did not care — but because in Nigeria in 1993, and still today, there is no system that preserves that information. Burial records are written on paper, kept by church administrators, LGA offices, or family members who have since passed. Over time, the knowledge disappears.
That silence made me ask a question I could not stop thinking about: what if there was a national platform that kept this information? What if families never had to lose a grave again?
That question became Ìrántí Registry. I am building it so that no child grows up without knowing where their parent rests. So that no family loses a grave to fading memory, missing paperwork, or the passage of time.
This is not just a software project. It is something I needed to exist in the world — and it is being built for every Nigerian family that has carried the same silence.
Searchable public records across all 36 states
Anyone can search verified burial records by name, state, or year of passing — from Lagos, London, or wherever they are in the world. No account required.
Family-submitted, document-verified memorials
Every record requires a death certificate and valid ID before going live. A verified badge means a real person reviewed real documents — not an algorithm.
Burial location sealed and family-controlled
Exact plot numbers, GPS coordinates, and caretaker contacts are never publicly visible. The next of kin decides who sees them. Every access request is logged.
Built for institutions as well as families
Pension boards, insurers, and banks can request verified death confirmation with family consent — reducing ghost pensioner fraud and disputed estate claims.
Diaspora Nigerians
Nigerians abroad searching for the burial site of a parent or grandparent they could not visit — from anywhere in the world.
Families seeking closure
People who lost contact with burial records through relocation, estrangement, or the passing of those who held the knowledge.
Pension boards & insurers
Institutions verifying deaths to prevent ghost pensioner fraud and fraudulent insurance claims — with family consent built in.
Ancestry researchers
Individuals and organisations tracing Nigerian family trees and genealogies who need a searchable, verified starting point.
Every life deserves a permanent record
The platform's design, tone, and experience are built around the gravity of remembrance. We treat every memorial with the care a family member would expect.
Verification before anything goes live
Nothing is published without a reviewed death certificate. A verified badge on Ìrántí means a real person checked real documents. We will not automate that away.
Family controls what is shared
Sensitive burial details are sealed by default and released only by family decision. Built in compliance with Nigeria's Data Protection Act 2023 and NDPC Guidelines.
Free to search, always
Searching the registry is always free — no login, no subscription. Built mobile-first for the way most Nigerians access the internet.
Help us preserve what time takes away
Every memorial submitted makes Nigeria's first burial registry more complete. If you know someone whose resting place should be remembered — add their record today.