Tag: Population census

“Nigeria’s population census to be conducted in 2025” – NPC 

Aminu Imam
National Census

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, has announced that Nigeria’s long-overdue national census will finally be conducted in 2025. Kwarra made this disclosure yesterday in Abuja at the ‘2024 Anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development, (ICPD)’. He emphasised that the delay in conducting the census has hindered Nigeria’s ability to effectively assess population needs and allocate resources, particularly in rural and underserved areas. Nigeria last conducted a population census in 2006, despite the United Nations’ recommendation for countries…

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House of Reps probe N200bn spent on postponed Census

Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the spending of funds allocated for the postponed 2023 Population and Housing Census. The Motion for this investigation was introduced by a lawmaker representing Aguta federal constituency, Anambra State, Dominic Okafor. Despite the postponement of the census, the National Population Commission (NPC) has already spent N200 billion out of the N800 billion budgeted. The House dropped the request to set a new census date and instead opted to focus on scrutinising the expenditure. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen,…

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Population Census without majority of Nigerians?

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir & Abubakar Ahmed Nigeria’s census history spans over a hundred years. The first census was conducted in 1866, followed by the Censuses of 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901. But all these censuses were restricted to Lagos Colony and environs. The 1871 census marked the beginning of decennial census taking in Nigeria in line with the British decennial tradition. Following the amalgamation of the Lagos Colony and the Southern Protectorate in 1906, the 1911 census extended to some parts of the Southern Protectorate; but marred by incomplete enumeration due to non-recognition of the legitimacy of the Colonial Government…

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Census: “We already spent N200bn in logistics, others before postponement – FG

Aminu Imam

The chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, on Thursday, hinted at how N224 billion released by the Federal Government for the 2023 Housing and Population Census was spent. The initial money budgeted for the exercise was N800 billion but was cut short after the postponement. Isa-Kwara, who mentioned this in Abuja during a breakfast meeting with media executives, said that the N224 billion has been spent on preparations for the exercise, which include printing of papers, and training of ad-hoc staff members, among many other miscellaneous. Recall that…

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National Population Census to hold between March 29 to April 2

Aminu Imam

The 2023 National Population and Housing Census in Nigeria have been scheduled to hold from March 29 to April 1, 2023. Chairman of the National Population Council Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, disclosed this to State House Correspondents yesterday, shortly after an audience with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. According to him, “By March 29 to April 2, our staff will be in the field enumerating people”. Kwarra said the technological tools to be deployed will be able to code buildings and landmass, detailing information…

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‘Nigerian Census highly politicised, bedevilled with politics of numbers’ – Masari

Aminu Imam

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, yesterday, said the Nigerian census is highly politicised and bedevilled with politics of numbers and allocation of resources orchestrated by ethnicity, regional and religious differences. Masari, who spoke at a Stakeholders’ Summit on the 2023 Population and Housing Census in Katsina, added that the entire planning system of the country has been negatively affected up to the point that the nation does not know its accurate growth rate. According to him, even the previous censuses conducted by military regimes in the country were not…

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2023 National Census: “Allow headcount to hold in South-East” – NPC appeals to IPOB

Aminu Imam

The National Population Commission (NPC) Abia State office has passionately appealed to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to sheath its sword and allow the 2023 census to be conducted uninterrupted in the South-East geo-political zone. The Federal Commissioner of NPC in charge of Abia State, Chief Johnny Nwabuisi, who made the appeal in Umuahia yesterday, during a stakeholders’ summit for the 2023 National Census, argued that the earlier stance by the separatist body that no census should be held in the South-East and some parts of South-South will negate…

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2023 Population and Housing Census will assist FG tackle insecurity, poverty – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the planned 2023 Population and Housing Census would help the Federal Government’s fight against poverty and insecurity. A statement from the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the president made the remarks in his keynote address at the National Stakeholders’ Summit on the 2023 Census, which was held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The Nigerian leader lamented the dearth of up-to-date information since the 2006 census which, he argued, has impeded the country’s national planning. Buhari, who acknowledged that Nigeria…

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FG set to recruit 1 million Nigerians for 2023 Population Census

Aminu Imam

The National Population Commission (NPC) has disclosed that a total of one million Nigerians would be recruited by the Federal Government for the conduct of the 2023 National Census. This was disclosed by the Commissioner representing Ekiti State at the NPC, Deji Ajayi, in Ado-Ekiti, the State capital on Monday, during a media briefing heralding the trial census to be conducted in Ekiti preparatory to the next year’s main census exercise. The commissioner further disclosed that nine towns across nine local governments selected out of the 16 LGAs in the…

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2023 Census: NPC to recruit One million ad-hoc staff to conduct first digital headcount ― Chairman

Aminu Imam

The National Population Commission (NPC) will recruit one million ad-hoc staff to conduct the first digital and technology base headcount in April next year. This was disclosed by the National Chairman of the Commission, Nasiru Isa Kwara, while briefing newsmen in Dutse, Jigawa state capital shortly after the opening of the three-days training of 110 enumerators recruited for the conduct of trial census at nine local government areas in the state. The chairman, who was represented by the federal commissioner of the Commission in Kano, Dr. Isma’il Lawan Suleiman, said…

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