Census

The National Population Commission on Friday, clarified, that the criticisms over the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, which was widely believed to be due to insufficient funds, was misinterpreted. The…

.... for security, logistics, publicity, others in Delta The National Population Commission on Friday inaugurated the Delta Census 2023 security/logistics and publicity/advocacy committees. The Federal Commissioner of…

A public policy analyst, Chima Christian, has called for multi-stakeholder audits and integrity tests on the systems and processes of Nigeria's National Population Commission (NPC) ahead of the country's planned census exercise from 3 - 5,…

By abiodun KOMOLAFE Nigeria is preparing for another round of population census rendezvous. Thanks be to God! But, if, at least, we must learn from past experiences, then, the primary question is: is the 2023 Census necessary? If one may…

The National Population Commission has said 786,741 workers will be trained for the 2023 census. In a statement on Monday, the NPC’s Director of Public Affairs, Isiaka Yahaya, said that this set of functionaries would consist of 623,797…

Eyitayo Oyetunji, the federal commissioner of the National Population Commission in Oyo, says the NPC is committed to conducting a credible and acceptable census. He gave the pledge Wednesday in Ibadan during the ‘Oyo State Stakeholders…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) Thursday in Abuja, reiterated the importance of an accurate census next year, saying the correct figures will help the country in planning for the citizens. He added that the…

Bala Almu-Banye, the National Population Commission (NPC) federal commissioner in Katsina says the ongoing trial census enumeration in Daura is recording success but a supervisor on the ground complains of shortage of staff. Mr…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged officials of the National Population Commission (NPC) to justify the government’s confidence in them by returning accurate, verifiable and dependable data. The president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a…

The National Population Commission has said that the 2023 population census will be conducted electronically and not manually which would make it impossible for anyone to manipulate as was done in the past. The Federal Commissioner…