By Joe Chukwu, PhD The postponement of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census as approved by Mr. President and announced by the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, is to say the least disappointing, ominous, ill timed and sad, as far as many patriotic Nigerians are concerned. President Muhammadu Buhari This was a process…
By Ebi Evinson On Saturday, April 29, 2023 in the Federal Capital City of Abuja, a historic event took place. It was the Inauguration/Investiture ceremony of Dr. James Neminebor, a Bayelsan, as the 13th National President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN). On that beautiful and memorable day, not only was the…
By Robinson Erebi The Executive Chairman of National Population Commission Hon. Nasir Kwarra and his team have been working transparently and diligently to ensure that the 2023 Census in Nigeria is conducted with utmost accuracy, reliability, and trustworthiness. The goal is to make it the most advanced digital and green census in Africa, following international…
By Isiaka Yahaya The attention of the National Population Commission has been drawn to reported statements in news media credited to the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and the President of Middle Belt Forum, Dr. Bitrus Pogu calling on the Federal Government to postpone the 2023 Population and Housing Census slated to be conducted from…
By King Bubaraye Dakolo While ordinarily nobody or group should jostle to be numbered amongst those who are in a bad state, one would have no choice but to do so when one is honestly and obviously in a far worse state than those who are so labelled. More so when payment for rehabilitation efforts…
By Emmanuel Badejo Electioneering campaigns have just commenced for next year’s presidential election, which is expected to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor. All the 18 political parties have settled on their candidates and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has affirmed such candidatures by publishing a list of the authentic flag bearers of the various…
By Stanley O. Nwosu Oscar Wilde, the famous writer once said, “Birthdays are filled with yesterday’s memories, today’s joys, and tomorrow’s dreams”. Birthdays are moments of joy and celebrations as well as occasions for expressing goodwill to dear ones. It is that time of the year again when it is appropriate to rejoice with the…
By Sen. Douye Diri I most heartily welcome the preparation for the 2023 National Population and Housing Census by the National Population Commission (NPC). Today, I participated in the Stakeholders Summit on the 2023 Census in Yenagoa put together by our dear sister and the Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission in charge of Bayelsa State,…
By Godknows Boladei Igali In the world view of the Ijaw people, who occupy Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline, the largest of whales never die. When the cycle of life eclipses, the master behemoth simply migrates to the deepest recesses of the oceans never to be seen again. So is the parallel story of a once towering,…
“Let him complete this abandoned Ikibiri Road linking us to the Airport and Niger Delta University before the next governorship campaigns so we can all drive in by bus”.
