President Bola Tinubu has said that accurate information on the size, characteristics, and distribution of the nation’s population is imperative both for planning, and effective delivery of public services to Nigerians. At the launch of the electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (eCRVS), and the National Geospatial Data Repository at the State House, on Wednesday, President Tinubu said Nigeria’s …

We have a measurement problem eloquently illustrated in a Yoruba tale about a Mecca has-been. The fellow in this tale had just returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca, apparently the first to do so in his community. Upon his return, folks were understandably curious and wanted to know about the Holy Land. Thinking of what would best illustrate the majestic …