The National Population Commission (NPC) has revealed that a total of 885,000 people will be recruited for the 2023 Population and Housing Census scheduled for 3rd to 7th May.
Giving an update on the exercise, the commission stated that the exercise would cost N869 billion.
According to the report by the Director of Public Affairs, Dr Isiaka Yahaya, N626 billion is required for the census, and N243 billion is needed for follow-up operations up till 2025.
NPC allocated roughly N77 billion for the training of 885,000 people on the listing of all buildings and families in the country for seven days as part of its crucial requirement for the 2023 Census.
Enumeration of all listed individuals, including the country’s building, numbering, and household listing processes has a budget of N57.5 billion, Yahaya said, adding that N53.2 billion is set aside to count every person identified during the building numbering and household listing for the primary census procedure.
“If some locations are not covered, we will conduct what is called mop-up. Why they are saying three days because it is going to be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday but Saturday and Sunday there will also be enumeration and if there are areas not covered, there is provision for mop-up”, he said.
