Following the ravaging insecurity in the country, the House of Representatives yesterday called on the federal government to suspend the upcoming census exercise until security improved.

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to immediately suspend the proposed 2021 population and housing census to be conducted by the National Population Commission (NPC), due to insecurity.

Says Jonathan, Buhari scuttled 2016 headcount ‘Nation needs N280b, 36 months preparation’ By Nnamdi Ojiego Chief Eze Duruiheoma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, is the immediate past Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, the body saddled with the responsibility of organizing census, amongst others. In this interview, the former Chairman of the Peoples […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti National Population Commission (NPC), has held a Stakeholders’ Workshop to sensitise people on the flag-off Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD), warning against inducement of the field officers of the commission engaged in the enumeration. The NPC which described the EAD exercise as key activities for the forthcoming population and housing census […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta As Nigeria prepares to conduct a new population census after 14 years, the federal government has been called upon to ensure it creates an accurate database of the national citizens in order to have credible and accurate population figures. The Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Public Communication, Remmy […]

The phase 10 Enumeration Area Demarcation, EAD, for Ughelli North Council has commenced with a flag-off of the exercise by the Federal Commissioner representing Delta State in the Board of the National Population Commission, Sir Richard Odibo.

ACTING Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Yusuf Muhammad Anka, has said the federal government will be conducting a census exercise before the end of the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Anka represented by the Delta State NPC commissioner, Sir Richard Odibo, made the disclosure at Udu, headquarters of Udu local government area of Delta State during the flag off of the continuation of fieldwork of EAD in the state

The Federal Commissioner in charge of the National Population Commission, NPC, in Anambra State, Mr Chidi Ezeoke, yesterday, urged those involved in the ongoing enumeration area demarcation to take the job seriously, reminding them that the exercise was critical to the success of any census.

Mrs Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission (NPOPC) for Lagos State on Tuesday said that Nigeria was overdue for a census for effective management of the country’s populace.

ABUJA—National Population Commission, NPC, said, yesterday, that there was no definite date yet for conduct of census in the country.