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FG Announces Dates For 2023 Population Census
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Population censuses are generally conducted every 10 years.
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Nigeria last held a census in 2006 and has been due another one since 2016.
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The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that there will be a census in 2023.
Eko Blog Blog reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria has said that the census exercise will be carried out from March 29 till April 2, 2023.
The FG made the disclosure through the National Population Commission (NPC) on Friday.
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Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja, the NPC Chairman, Nasir Kwarra, said the 2023 census would prioritise the use of technology.
“By March 29 to April 2, our staff will be on the field enumerating people,” Kwarra said.
“This census is going to be different from past censuses. The theory and practice is essentially the same, but we’re using high-end technology to conduct this census and it’s such that nobody can tamper with any figure. Nobody will be counted more than once.
“We’re visiting households to do direct interface with the household, collect data.
“In the past, if you’re doing an operation manually, it’s very cumbersome. But this is being aided by technology and I believe it’s going to be transparent and very fast, and it is going to be verifiable, because we are able to provide data up to local government, up to ward level.
“So, it is something that you can always verify.”
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The NPC boss also said global positioning system (GPS) and satellite imagery would be used during the exercise, adding that demarcation of areas had already been completed.
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