Tag: National Population Commission (NPC)
Tinubu asks Senate to confirm 19 nominees as NPC Commissioners
The request of the President was contained in a letter read out by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the plenary…
2023 Census: NPC debunks reports of hacked server
Maigida cited the hack as “the reason for the postponement of the LGA-level training of the Supervisors and Enumerators for…
IPOB or no IPOB we’ll conduct 2023 census in southeast – NPC
He noted that the NPC had encounters with IPOB in two local government areas of Enugu State during the demarcation…
Reps query NPC over N1.9bn spending on summit, conferences
The committee however asked the commission to furnish the committee with expenditure patterns at the villa summit and the stakeholders'…
NPC Chairman says trial census successful
He explained that the purpose of the trial census was to evaluate all aspects of census operation on a limited…
‘Trial census in Daura successful’
Daura is one of the six local government areas in the country earmarked for 100 per cent trial enumeration in…
NPC begins building numbering for trial census
Alhaji Bala Almu-Banye, the NPC’s Federal Commissioner in charge of Katsina State, said the exercise was in line with the…
Trial census: 119 Enugu NPC officials take oath of secrecy
By Stanley Nwanosike The National Population Commission (NPC) has explained why it administered Oath of Secrecy on its officials ahead…
NPC set to commence trial census in Ondo
The actual trial census would hold between July 20 and July 24, and the logistics required had been put in…
NPC launches call centre for 2023 Census
this call centre will serve as an information hub for a seamless interface between NPC and the public before, during…
Senate confirms 9 nominees as NPC, NERC commissioners
The nominees were confirmed after consideration of two separate reports by the Committees on National Identity and National Population; and…
NPC commissioner worries over 2022 census
Prof Jimoh Habibat-Isah, National Population Commission (NPC) Federal Commissioner, Kogi, has expressed worry over the upcoming census in 2022.
National Census may hold 2022, says NPC chairman
The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that it may conduct another national census in 2022.
NPC commences pre-test exercise in Kogi
The National Population Commission (NPC) on Tuesday began the Pre-test exercise in Kogi state as part of its preparations to…
Senate confirms Usman as NPC Commissioner
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Dattijo Usman as a Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission.
Gov. Sule denies blocking Agara’s appointment as NPC boss
Gov. Abdullahi Sule has denied blocking Silas Agara, former Deputy Governor of the state from being appointed as the Chairman…
Under-five children: NPC begins survey in Ondo
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has started collection of data for 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) in…
Under-5 mortality high in Nigeria – NPC chairman
Mrs. Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, Acting Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC) on Monday said that under-five mortality was high in the country…
Badagry records 15,348 new babies in 9 months — NPC
The National Population Commission (NPC) on Monday said it recorded 15,348 births in the coastal town of Badagry, Lagos State…
NPC begins demographic health survey in Kogi
The National Population Commission (NPC) on Wednesday said it had commenced the 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) in Kogi,…
How we arrived at estimated 198m population – NPC Chairman
National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigeria’s estimated 198 million population figure recently announced by the commission is based on an…
Commission puts Nigeria’s official population at 198m
The National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria’s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an…
NPC workers ordered to suspend strike
The Leadership of organised labour on Monday directed the National Population Commission (NPC) workers to suspend their ongoing strike to…
Population Commission DG to resume work on Jan. 29
The Federal Government has directed Dr Ganji Bello, Director-General, National Population Commission (NPC) to resume work on Monday, Jan. 29.
Federal Govt directs population commission boss to resume work Monday
The Federal Government has directed Dr Ganji Bello, Director-General, National Population Commission (NPC) to resume work on Monday, January 29.
Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD): NPC begins 4th phase in Bayelsa
Ahead of the 2018 Census, the National Population Commission (NPC) on Wednesday commenced the fourth phase of Enumeration Area Demarcation…
2016 census must be devoid of religion and ethnicity – IBB
Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida on Tuesday urged the National Population Commission (NPC) to adequately publicise the aims and objectives…