Tag: npc
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Senate confirms Buhari’s nominees as Commissioners for NERC, NPC
Four nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari for National Commissioners of the Nigerian electricity regulatory commission (NERC) and the National Population Commission (NPC), has been confirmed by the Senate at a plenary today.
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NPC decries low level of birth, death registration
The Executive Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Alhaji Isa Kwarra, says only 43 per cent of under-five children and 10 per cent of deaths are registered in Nigeria. He made this known at a news conference to mark the celebration of the 2021 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Abuja on Tuesday. The theme…
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Lawmaker who sponsored media amendment bills backtracks, gives reasons
The lawmaker representing Ogo Oluwa/Surulere Federal Constituency in Oyo State, Olusegun Odebunmi, who sponsored the bills for amendments of laws establishing the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Nigeria Press Council (NPC), has stated the legislative process on the bills has been suspended for further consultations. He spoke following widespread protests by the print media…
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Senate confirms Usman as NPC Commissioner
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Usman as Commissioner for National Population Commission (NPC). Usman’s confirmation followed consideration and adoption of a report of the Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Saidu Alkali, while presenting the report, said that the nominee possessed the requisite qualifications, integrity,…
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NPC announces Nigeria’s new population figures
Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, has said the country’s population figure is officially 206 million. Kwarra revealed this on Tuesday while addressing reporters in Abuja on the commencement of the next Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD). The NPC boss noted that since Nigeria had not been able to hold a census in the…
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Birth certificates issued by LGs, hospitals not acceptable for official use – NPC
The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that all birth certificates issued by local governments and hospitals are not acceptable for official purposes in the country. According to the Commission, only birth certificates issued by NPC is acceptable as the commission is the only agency legally authorised to issue such documents in the country. The…
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Kogi NPC Chairman resigns, withdraws from governorship race
Alhaji Muhammed Aliyu, the Kogi Chairman of the Nigeria People’s Congress (NPC) has resigned from the party and withdraws from the Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. Aliyu announced this in a statement he made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, saying that his action was “with immediate…
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We’ll need over N220bn to conduct next census – NPC DG
The National Population Commission has said the next census will cost well over N220bn. The Director-General of the NPC, Dr. Ghaji Ismail, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the commencement of fieldwork for the continuation of the Enumeration Area Demarcation. He said the 2015 budget for the proposed 2016 census which eventually did not…
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Nigeria to get database of deaths, births soon – NPC
The National Population Commission says that a comprehensive database for births and deaths registration in the country from 2004-2019 will be ready by the end of the year. The Chairman of the commission’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), Dr Tayo Olatunji, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lokoja. Olatunji, who spoke at the opening of…
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Buhari appointment of Odibo as NPC commissioner excites Urhobo nation
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate has said the Urhobo nation is excited at the appointment of Sir Richard Odibo as an Honourable Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Sir Odibo and 22 other commissioners of the NPC were sworn into office on Wednesday by…