National Population Commission (NPC)
7 Mar
If the plan to conduct population census in November this year is really for the national interest and not a ploy to waste public funds, the exercise should not be contemplated now because the country is not safe for it.
23 Feb
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to release details of spending on the aborted 2023 Population Census to an Abuja-based lawyer, Opatola Victor, within seven days.
28 Jan
The registered trustees of the African leadership Strategy and Transparency Development Initiative (ALSTDI) has distanced themselves from a purported petition drawing the attention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to alleged fraud and wrongdoings leveled against the chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Alh Nasir Isa Kwarra.
12 Jan
National Population Commission (NPC) has selected 16 councils in Cross River State for the conduct of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).
12 Sep 2023
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, says the ministry is collaborating with the National Population Commission (NPC) to produce verifiable and credible data on the actual number of Nigeria’s housing deficit. Dangiwa disclosed this at a meeting with a delegation of NPC led by its Chairman, Hon. Nasir Kwarra and some Commissioners…
23 Aug 2023
President Bola Tinubu has not fixed a date for the conduct of the upcoming Population and Housing Census in Nigeria, according to the National Population Commission (NPC). A Facebook page named "2023 Census ADHOC Staff Update" alleged that President Tinubu had instructed the National Population Commission (NPC) to conduct the National Population and Housing Census…
20 Jul 2023
The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured Nigerians of the safety of their personal information during the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The federal commissioner representing the NPC in Katsina state, Bala Almu-Banye, said this on Wednesday during his address to journalists. Almu-Banye stated that all NPC officials are under oath to be confidential with…
11 Jul 2023
The National Population Census (NPC) has stated that it is not recruiting at the moment. The NPC made this known in a tweet in response to a fake post on Twitter congratulating an applicant on a successful application for the Census Adhoc Staff. “The Commission wishes to inform the public that it is not undergoing…
7 Jul 2023
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, expressed concern over delay in conducting another enumeration, even as he voiced support for accurate headcount by National Population Commission (NPC).
6 Jul 2023
The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will announce the new dates for the 2023 National Census and Housing Enumeration exercise. The NPC chairman, Nasir Kwarra, disclosed this to state house correspondents after his delegation debriefed the president at the presidential villa in Abuja. Former president, Muhammadu Buhari, postponed the…
1 May 2023
A director of the National Population Commission (NPC) director, Dr Inuwa Jalingo, has disclosed the reason behind the Federal Government of Nigeria's (FGN) decision to postpone the 2023 national population and housing census. Jalingo who is the 2023 census manager at a press conference in Abuja said that the postponement was due to the FG’s…
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