The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured NIgerians of the safety of its server and data ahead of the 2023 Population and Housing Census.
This was made known by the Director, Public Affairs Department (PAD), NPC, Dr Isiaka Yahaya, in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
This is coming after a staff of the Commission and Comptroller of Chanchaga LGA, Niger State, Mr Sanusi Maigida, reportedly claimed that the NPC server was hacked.
Maigida had cited this development as the reason for the postponement of the LGA-level training of the Supervisors and Enumerators for the 2023 Population and Housing Census.
Reacting, the PAD boss described as false and misleading, the information on hacking of the commission’s server.
“We wish to assure the public that the security of the data for the 2023 Population and Housing Census is absolutely guaranteed.
“The commission is committed to upholding the highest standards of data protection and maintaining the trust placed in us by the Nigerian population,” he said.
He added that “Consequently, the public is advised to disregard the false statement trending online about the hacking of the commission’s server and the subsequent travel of the NPC Chairman to restore the purported hacked server.”
