By Folasade Akpan The National Population Commission (NPC) has urged its newly inaugurated federal commissioners to strengthen preparations for Nigeria’s next population census and improve birth registration nationwide. NPC Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, gave the charge in Abuja during the assumption of office ceremony for seven newly inaugurated federal commissioners.Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria has launched a geospatial database to strengthen preparations for the forthcoming National Population and Housing Census, aimed at delivering credible, technology-driven and verifiable national population data. The initiative was unveiled on Thursday in Abuja at a High-Level engagement on Consolidating Nigeria’s Geospatial Database in Preparation forContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Mr Aminu Yusuf, has appealed to traditional rulers in Imo to support efforts toward effective birth and death registration and the next national census. Yusuf made the call in a statement issued after a visit to Eze Emmanuel Okeke, the ChairmanContinue Reading
