Census

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, declined a request seeking an order postponing the 2023 Census slated to be held from May 3 to 5. Justice Inyang Ekwo refused to grant the application, but instead asked the…

Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Garba Abari has announced that the 2023 National Population and Housing Census will hold between May 3 and 5 this year across the country. The exercise was initially…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to immediately put a halt to plans to conduct national census in view of the rising cases of insecurity. Speaker of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, gave the…

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, (Nasarawa State) as the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC). The upper chamber also confirmed 11 commissioners nominated for the…

By Cecilia Ologunagba The Federal Government has been advised to adopt alternative census models, rather than the current estimated model, to measure the nation’s population for effective planning and development. A statistician, Dr…

Dr Ghaji Bello, Director General of the National Population Commission, says the National Population Census may hold in 2018 and will cost an estimated N272 billion, if necessary logistics are provided. Bello, in an interview with News…