Health

NPC Commences Health Survey in Ogun

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke The 2023-24 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, NDHS, has commenced in Ogun State with a call on the people to embrace the initiative as an instrument of transformation that would help to reduce health disparities and enable every Nigerian to thrive. The Chairman, Continue Reading

Human Angle

NPC Commissioner Visits Aseyin, Stresses Value of Death Registration

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By Dayo Adu Federal Commissioner National Population Commission NPC, in charge of Oyo State Dr. Eyitayo Oyetunji, has called on residents in Oyo State to register the death of their loved ones with the Commission. Dr. Oyetunji made the call when he led officials of the commission in the state to pay homage to the […]Continue Reading

Governance

FG Mulls Harmonization of Identity Cards

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Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says talks will soon begin among all relevant stakeholders in the national identity system to work out modalities on how to harmonise all the various identity systems for seamless and efficient service delivery in the country. He said the discussion would involve all the relevant stakeholders concerned, ranging from […]Continue Reading

News

No column for religion, ethnicity during census – NPC

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The National Population Commission, NPC, has clarified that the census questionnaire has no column for religion and ethnicity. The commission made the clarification on Friday in Kano when the National Publicity Committee on the 2023 Population and Housing Census paid an advocacy visit to Nigerian Television Authority, Kano. The visit was led by Alhaji Lai […]Continue Reading

News

FG to Adopt ICT for 2023 Census

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The Director-General, National Orientation Agency, Dr Garba Abari, says the 2023 National Population and Housing Census will be conducted digitally to ensure credibility and efficiency. He made this known when he featured on a programme in Abuja on Sunday. Abari, who is a member of the National Publicity and Advocacy Committee on Census, said the […]Continue Reading

Politics

Census: NPC to Deploy 17,000 Personnel in Osun

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The National Population Commission, NPC, says that it will deploy 17,000 personnel for the conduct of the 2023 census in Osun State.  It also said it has started meeting with communities, where border issues are ongoing, to ensure a crisis-free exercise.  Addressing journalists in Osogbo, the Federal Commissioner representing Osun, Senator Mudashiru Hussain, said the Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Osun Assures NPC of Full Mobilization of Residents for Census

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By Funmi Adekoya The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke says his government will mobilize the people of Osun to participate fully during the headcount like the general election. The Governor stated this when the Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, Senator Mudashiru Hussein and his team paid him a visit at his country home in […]Continue Reading

Politics

SW Journalists Undergo Training on Election Coverage

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There is a need for journalists to be mindful of the impacts of their works on national peace and stability as the 2023 general elections draw closer.  Speakers and resource persons made the submission in Abeokuta while addressing journalists drawn from across the Southwest region of Nigeria at a capacity-building workshop organized by the Nigeria […]Continue Reading

News

NPC, Stakeholders Meet on 2023 Census

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There is the need to update Nigeria’s population database to reflect the current realities that will enhance development plans for the country.  This formed the submission of various speakers in Abeokuta at a stakeholders summit on the 2023 Population and Housing Census with the theme, 2023 Census- Getting people involved.  The participants who converged on […]Continue Reading

Politics

Presidential Candidates, Parties to Sign Peace Agreement

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The National Peace Committee has invited presidential candidates, their parties and spokespersons to sign a peace agreement ahead of the 2023 general elections to ensure that their campaigns are issue-based and peaceful. The invitation was handed to the contestants, their parties and spokespersons through a letter on Thursday in Abuja. The letter indicated that the […]Continue Reading

News

New NPC DG Assumes Duty

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Ojogun Tellson Osifo as the Director General of the National Population Commission, NPC. A letter signed by the Secretary to Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha says his appointment takes effect from 4 August, 2022. Until his appointment, Mr Ojogun Tellsson Osifo was data analyst with […]Continue Reading

News

NPC Trains Personnel Ahead of 2023 Census

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In preparation for the first fully digital census in 2023, the National Population Commission, NPC, has commenced training of its functionaries for the trial census in Enugu State. Briefing newsmen during the kick-off of the exercise, the Federal Commissioner, representing Enugu State, Mr Ejike Ezeh, said the trial census was another key preparatory activity for […]Continue Reading

News

FG Approves April 2023 for Census

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The National Council of State has approved  the national population census to hold in  April 2023. Director-General of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa-Kwarra, disclosed   this to State House correspondents after the  Council of State meeting  presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday. Isa-Kwarra said the NPC would be conducting a Continue Reading

News

NPC to Adopt Use of Technology for Next Year’s Census

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The National Population Commission, NPC says next year’s head count and housing census will be done with the use of technology to check falsifications and alterations of data. The Chairman, National Population Commission, Alhaji Nasir Kwarra stated this during an advocacy to Governor Kayode Fayemi and traditional institutions in Ekiti State. Alhaji kwarra explained Continue Reading

Environment

Boundary Disputes: NPC Seeks Govt. Intervention In Pacifying Warring Communities In Ekiti

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The National Population Commission,NPC, wants Ekiti state government to intervene in disputed areas among communities and towns across the state to ensure a hitch free, enumeration area demarcation and census.The Federal Commissioner Representing Ekiti State in the Board of National Population Commission, NPC, Mr Ayodeji Ajayi made the call while on a visit to the […]Continue Reading

News Yoruba

Àjọ NPC ti sọ ìdí tó fi yẹ kádinkù dé bá ikú ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́ lẹ́ka ètò ìlera.

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Àdínkù tó dé bá ikú àwọn ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́ tọ́jọ́ orí wọn wà lábẹ́ ọdún márun tíwọ́n bí nílẹ̀ Nàijírìa láti ọ̀kànlérúgba tó wà lọ́dún 2003 sí méjìléláadóje lọ́dún 2018, kò tó ǹnkan láti bá àfojúsùn èróngbà ìdàgbàsókè sáà tawàyíì dọ́gba. Alákoko àjọ tó ń rísọ́rọ̀ beeyan se pọ̀ sí nílẹ̀ Nàijírìa, NPC, ọ̀mọ̀wé Eyitayọ Oyetunji ló sọ̀rọ̀ yíì di Continue Reading

Yoruba

Ajo NPC Benu Atelu Kikuna Lati Seto Iforuko Sile Awon Omo

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Ajo to nrisi ikaniyan nileyii, NPC, ti kede pe, awon iwe eri ibi, eyi tawon ijoba ibile ati ile-iwosan ngbekale, kole je sisamulo fun awon ojuse kan nile yii. Ajo naa tokasi pe, ojuse ajo NPC ni fifun ni ni iwe eri ibi je nibamu pelu ofin ile yii todun 1999. Adele alaga ajo NPC, […]Continue Reading

News Analysis

Managing The Nation’s Increasing Population

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Recently, the National Population Commission, NPC, predicted that the continued closure of schools across the country due to coronavirus might lead to an increase in teenage pregnancy, abortion and the number of early school dropout. The acting Executive Chairman of the NPC, Dr Tayo Oyetunji, said there had been a noticeable increase in gender-based violence […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

We are committed to protecting women and the girl-child – NPC Boss

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Acting chairman, National Population Commission, NPC, Dr Eyitayo Oyetunji says the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has initiated programmes and policies aimed at defying practices that negate the rights of women and the girl-child.  Dr Oyetunji made this known in Ibadan at a press conference to commemorate this year’s World Population Day, with the Continue Reading