The National Population Commission (NPC) says the data generated from the 2023 population census will be used to address Nigeria’s problems.
NPC commissioner, Abdulmalik Durunguwa, who made this claim while briefing the Southern Kaduna Journalists Forum in Abuja on Friday, May 5, said the exercise would show the government where the problems are.
“The data that is required is more about where you reside and not your village or state because the essence of the data is to solve people’s problems wherever you are.
“The country needs to know the composition and the dynamics of its population and as such, people should be counted wherever they are,” he said.
The national population census had been postponed twice. It had been earlier slated for March 29.
President Muhammadu Buhari in the latest development said the new government will decide on a new date for the census.
