Tag: Census
-
Conduct of census long overdue, says Senate President Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has emphasized the urgent need for a national population census, describing it as essential for effective planning and development in Nigeria.
-
Tinubu inaugurates national census committee, gives 3-week deadline for report
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census.
-
Tinubu to setup census committee over funding concerns
President Bola Tinubu has said that he would soon set up a committee to align the census budget to the current financial realities of government.
-
CARTOON OF THE DAY: Why I will not be counted in next census
CARTOON OF THE DAY: Why I will not be counted in next census
-
NPC ready to conduct census, waiting for presidential nod – Chairman
The National Population Commission (NPC), is prepared to conduct the National Population and Housing Census but awaiting President Bola Tinubu’s approval for a date, the Chairman, Mr Isa Kwarra, says. Kwarra said this on Monday in Abuja at a media conference, to herald the commemoration of the World Population Day 2024, marked on July 11…
-
2023 census designed not to hold – NPC Commissioner
The Federal Commissioner representing Osun State at the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr Amidu Tadese has said the 2023 population and housing census contemplated by the Muhammadu Buhari Administration was designed not to hold.
-
Reps to probe N200bn spent on 2023 population census
The House of Representatives is set to probe the N200 billion spent on the suspended 2023 Population and Housing Census.
-
Census: NPC has made substantial progress – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has disclosed the National Population Commission (NPC) has made substantial progress in the quest to deliver the first digital population and housing census.
-
NPC asks military for support to deliver credible census
The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr Nasir Kwarra, has sought the support of the Nigerian Army in conducting a credible census in Nigeria.
-
NPC speaks on census postponement
The National Population Commission (NPC) says the postponement of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census has given the commission the opportunity to further perfect the processes and systems. Abdulmalik Durunguwa, the NPC Federal Commissioner in charge of Kaduna State, made this known during a meeting with media executives on Wednesday. He said the meeting…