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BREAKING: President Tinubu Swears In NPC Commissioner, Presides Over FEC

IN a significant appointment to the National Population Commission (NPC), President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Olayinka Oladunjoye as a federal commissioner. The ceremony took place just before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, held at the Council Chamber of…

Senate Confirms 17 Commissioners For NPC

THE Senate has confirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of 17 persons as Commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC). Trojan News recalls that President Tinubu, had in a letter to the Red chamber, asked the Senate to confirm the 17…

Insecurity: 6 Borno LGAs To Cut Off From Ongoing NDHS, Says NPC Chairman

By Inusa Ndahi Maiduguri FOLLOWING security challenges, especially the onslaught perpetrated by Boko Haram terrorists, the Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Hon Nasir Isa Kwarra has disclosed that six (6) out of the 27 local government areas in…

FG To Commence Building New Homes To End Housing Deficit In Nigeria

THE Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, says the ministry is currently working with the National Population Commission (NPC) to know the actual housing deficit in the country. The minister made this known when he received the…

NPC Set To Capture Two Volatile Borno LGAs For Enumeration

By, Yunusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE National Population Commission (NPC) has said that two local government areas that appeared volatile are to be captured for the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) exercise in Borno state. According to the Commission, the insurgency affected…

How FG Spent Over ₦‎200 Billion On Postponed Census – Nasir Isa-Kwarra

THE chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra hinted at how N224 billion released by the Federal Government for the 2023 housing and population census was spent. The initial money budgeted for the exercise was N800 billion but was…

No Threat From IPOB For 2023 Census In Southeast – NPC

IINDIGENOUS People of Biafra (IPOB) will not be a threat to the 2023 national population and housing census scheduled to from May 3 to May 5. Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC) in Enugu State, Mr Ejike Eze,…

FG Approves N15bn ICT Devices For Census

THE Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved two contracts worth N15.3bn for the supply and installation of information and communication technology components and digital assistance devices ahead of the  population and housing census slated for May 3 to 5. The Senior…

Nigeria Requires N869bn To Prosecute 2023 Census – FG

FOR the diligent prosecution of the National Population and Housing census scheduled to commence on March 29, the federal government will require a whopping N869 billion for a hitch-free exercise. Although the government says it already raised N291.5 billion to…

FG Awards Zinox Technologies Over N85bn 2023 Digital Census Contract

THE Federal Government through the National Population Commission (NPC) has signed a landmark deal with Nigeria’s leading integrated technology brand, Zinox, for the supply of the tech components and other accessories for the 2023 national census project, further justifying President Muhammadu…