Tag: National Population Commission

Tinubu appoints 20 National Population Commission federal commissioners

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC) with nine current Federal Commissioners being re-appointed to a second term in office. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, in Abuja. The appointees are: Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke – Abia; Dr. Clifford Zirra – Adamawa (Re-appointed); Chidi Christopher Ezeoke – Anambra (Re-appointed); Barr. Isa Audu Buratai — Borno (Re-appointed). Others are Bishop Alex Ukam – Cross River; Ms. Blessyn Brume-Ataguba – Delta;…

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National Population Commission to conduct national census in May

Aminu Imam

The National Population Commission, (NPC), has announced plans to conduct the national census in May this year. The Chairman of the Commission, Nasir Isa Kwarra, disclosed this when he led other members of the Commission on a courtesy visit to Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i, in Kaduna. Kwarra explained that the Commission has intensified preparation towards the next population and housing census with the conduct of enumeration area demarcation exercise in the 99% of the local government areas across the states of the federation. According to him, a total of…

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