“We expect you will touch on the technology area because the census must be technology-driven. Things have changed since the last time that we conducted this exercise. The enumeration has to be technology-driven with biometrics and digitalisation to enhance transparency and accuracy,”
The 2023/2024 edition of Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has commenced Bayelsa State. This was disclosed by Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo, mni, the Hon. Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State in the National Population Commission during a press conference at the NUJ Press Centre in Ekeki-Yenagoa. Mrs. Izonfuo said that the NDHS is conducted every five…
Honourable Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission in Bayelsa State, Mrs Gloria Izonfuo, mni, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR has reiterated his commitment to conduct the National Population and Housing Census. She stated this during an interactive breakfast90pmeeting organized by the NPC for media personalities at the NUJ Press Center in Ekeki-Yenagoa on…
The National Population Commission in collaboration with National Orientation Agency and Bayelsa State Primary Health Care Development Agency with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced training of Volunteers for the Digital Birth Registration of children aged 0-5 years. While declaring the training open, the Hon. Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State in…
The Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC) in Enugu State, Hon. Ejike Ezeh, has emphasized the importance of accurate census data for national planning. He stated that as the search for palliatives to offset the effects of fuel subsidy removal continues, an accurate census should guide President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration. During a…
I am pleased to welcome distinguished gentlemen of the press to this briefing to clear the air on the needless controversies being generated around the expenditure on the preparatory activities for the 2023 Census. However, my first task today is to express the profound appreciation of the Commission to the Nigerian media for the robust…
The Hon. Federal Commissioner in charge of the National Population Commission in Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulRazaq Folorunso Gidado, has called on the Federal Government to ensure that the Population and Housing Census exercise is conducted this year to comply with international best practices. During a breakfast meeting with Media Executives in Ilorin, Alhaji Gidado emphasized…
The National Population Commission (NPC) in collaboration with the UNFPA Nigeria launched the 2023 State of the World Population (SWOP) Report at the Frazer Suites, Abuja. The State of the World Population (SWOP) Report is UNFPA’s annual flagship publication since 1978. It usually comes with a theme that spotlights prevailing or emerging population and development…
The National Population Commission in Bayelsa State led the Hon. Federal Commissioner Mrs Gloria Izonfuo, mni, continued their advocacy visits to Traditional Heads in the three senatorial districts of the State. During their visit to the Amananaowei of Toru-Orua who is also the Chairman Sagbama Local Government Area Council of Chiefs, HRH G. F. Tounaregha,…
The Executive Chairman of National Population Commission Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, fnsa, has assured Nigerians and development partners that the Commission remains committed as ever to the conduct of an accurate, reliable and acceptable census that will provide demographic data for sustainable national planning and socio-economic development. Hon Kwarra gave the assurance while delivering a…
