The first Cancer Registry in Nigeria established in 1962, located within the Department of Pathology at the University College Hospital, Cancer incidence data from this registry were published for the time periods 1960-1962, 1960-1965, and 1960-1969 in the first three volumes of cancer incidence in 5 Continents (CIV), IBCR became defunct in 2002, but was revived in 2009.

Data from the registry has been presented in the first 3 volumes of the cancer in 5 Continents publication by IARC (CIV), the IARC scientific publication No. 153, Cancer in Africa and more recently in GLOBACAN 2012 where data from this registry along with the Abuja and Calabar PBCR were used to derive national estimates for Nigeria.

Enugu cancer registry is domiciled in the Oncology Department of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu. The registry established in 1988 as a Hospital Based Cancer Registry, but until recently it was upgraded by NSCR in 2012 to start collecting population data.

Abuja cancer registry (ABCR) was conceived in 2009 as a Population Based Cancer Registry (PBCR). The registry is domiciled in the Oncology Department of the National Hospital Abuja (NHA), but receiving substantial data from the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) registry.

Data from the ABCR has been published in international peer reviewed journals and used to calculate the national estimates for Nigeria in GLOBACAN 2012.

Sokoto Cancer Registry was established by NSCR as a Population Based Cancer Registry in November 2013. The registry is domiciled in the Histopathology Department of the 250- bed capacity Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto. The tertiary institution has huge facilities for Cancer diagnosis and treatment such as MRI, CT scan, radiotherapy and a well-equipped pathology unit.

Located at Pathology Department, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State

Located at Medical Record Department, Sir Yahaya Specialist Hospital, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi.

Ekiti Cancer Registry is located in the Department of Anatomic Pathology at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, ECR was upgraded by NSCR to collect Population Based data following a training of the registry staff.

Located at Benin

Located at Ijebu

Located at Adamawa

Located at Uyo

Located at Gwagwalada

Located at Maiduguri

Located at Jos

Located at Port Harcourt

Located at Abakaliki

Located at Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Located at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH Childhood)

Located at Ondo (FMC Owo)

Located at Minna, Niger State