The leadership of the National Assembly has expressed its commitment to engage President Bola Tinubu on the need for a national population census in 2025, the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) reported on Wednesday.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cautioned the National Productivity Centre (NPC) against giving awards to financial crimes suspects.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the National Population Commission (NPC) to incorporate the National Identification Number (NIN) into the country’s digital birth registration system in an initiative aimed at enhancing child identity and citizenship in Nigeria.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) called for the urgent adoption of digital birth registration in Nigeria to ensure every child’s right to an identity.
The National Population Commission (NPC) said it has procured and distributed 760,000 tablets and accessories to the 36 states of the federation as part of preparations for the country’s Population and Housing Census.
One year has elapsed since former President Mohammadu Buhari approved the postponement of the 2023 population and housing census.
NPC is seeking N693.3 million in the 2024 budget to conduct the postponed national population and housing census.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of twenty (20) Nigerians to fulfil the role of Federal Commissioners within the National Population Commission (NPC).
President Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation for Olayinka Oladunjoye as the Federal Commissioner representing Lagos State in the NPC
The Commission said it has already recruited 1 million adhoc staff for the exercise even as it laments high cost of digital census.
Article Summary The President has approved the postponement of the 2023 census to a later date. He approved...
Nigeria's population has been a subject of debate with varying figures, including disputes and cancelled census counts in previous years.
