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Nigeria will conduct its National census in April 2023

byEmikoandQuest Times
15 April, 2022
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The Federal Government is targeting April 2023 for the conduct of National Population Census.

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa-Kwarra, made this known at the end of the virtual meeting of the Council of State, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, April 14, 2021, in Abuja.

The last population and housing census in Nigeria took place in 2006 under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration.

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The total population in Nigeria was estimated at 206.14 million people in 2020, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics.

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According to the NPC boss, the national census will be held after the general elections, slated for February and March 2023.

He disclosed that the commission would deploy high technology in the conduct of the national census.

Kwarra said: “The National Population Commission is to conduct a Pilot Census in June this year, after the political parties’ primary elections.

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“It is very crucial to hold a census because it is a very important exercise for the nation.

“This is because through census we generate the data that we use for policy making, for planning, for development, by the three tiers of government, and the private sector, they all need this.

“If you are a private sector player, you’re producing something; certainly, you need to know the population of an area if you want to create a market there.

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“So, census data is very crucial, very important. Because, the data we’ve been using are just projections, estimation. And are sort of obsolete, we need the actual census data to use for our planning.’’

Gov. Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, who also briefed correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Council of State, disclosed that President Buhari would meet security chiefs on Tuesday next week, over the current security situation in the country.

He said the meeting followed recommendations and comments by the Council of State.

He said the necessary measures would be taken to ensure that farmers across the country carry out their activities without any hindrance to boosting food production across the country.

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