President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assures the National Population Commission (NPC) of support in conducting the national census, which has suffered several postponements. Last March, the then Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced the postponement of the population and housing census, which was originally set for the end of that month. He explained that the decision by the Federal …

President Bola Tinubu has approved that plans for the 2023 national census be sustained. The President is however expected to fix a new date for the national population and housing census. The initial date set for its conduct was postponed indefinitely last April. ⁣ After his delegation gave the President a full briefing at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja on …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has urged Igbo outside the South-East region to return home and be counted during the 2023 census. The National Population Census is scheduled for 3rd to 5th May. IPoB said it was imperative for the Igbo to be counted during this year’s census in order to ascertain their actual population size, adding the …

The population and housing census, which was originally set for the end of this month, has been postponed, according to the Federal Government. This was announced to reporters on Wednesday by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the conclusion of the Federal Executive Council’s weekly meeting, which was presided by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister explained that …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria could rank third largest in the world by 2050, after China and India. He told a stakeholders’ summit on the 2023 Population and Housing Census on Thursday at the State House, Abuja: “With a projected population of 216,783,381, Nigeria is the sixth most populous country in the world and the most populous country …

Apart from Nigeria’s general elections already scheduled for next year, another major national activity will hold in the same year, as the National Council of State (NCS) has fixed a national population census for April 2023 The National Council of State, which has the constitutional role of  advising the Federal Executive Council on policy matters, rose from its meeting in …