Day: May 26, 2023

Nigeria Computer Society set to collaborate with NPC for First-ever Digital Census

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A delegation from Nigeria Computer Society led by its National President, Prof. Adesina Simon Sodiya, today paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, at the Commission’s Headquarters, Abuja.   The visit was to collaborate and support the NPC to conduct the first digital Population and Housing Census in Nigeria.   In a remarks the Computer Society urged the incoming administration to sustain the already arrangements laid by President Buhari-led administration towards the actualization of the first-ever Nigeria Digital Census of 2023.…

2023 Census: NPC Taraba state inaugurates Publicity, Security And Logistic Committee

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The Taraba State NPC office of the National Population Commission NPC said it remain committed and well-prepared ahead of the 2023 census despite the indefinite prosponement of the exercise by President Buhari-led administration. Before the postponement, the Taraba State Hon Federal Commissioner, Alh Sani Sule Saleh already established all the pre-elements 2023 census mechanisms for the smooth running of the seamless Digital Census in the history of Nigeria. During the inauguration ceremony, the Hon Commissioner appealed to the three constituted Committees to be prompt and effective in carrying out the…

2023 CENSUS: NPC seeks Media Executives support

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To ensure the successful conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, the National Population Commission has met with the Media Executives to brief them on the status of preparations for the 2023 Census and the next steps forward in light of the postponement of the census.   The breakfast meeting with media executives in preparation for the 2023 Population and Housing Census was held in Abuja.   Hon.Nasir Isa Kwarra, Chairman of the National Population Commission(NPC) while briefing the media executives, revealed that about N224 billion has been expended…

2023 Census: NPC partners with NIPOST to train Staff on Postcode Area Delineation Model

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The National Population Commission, in collaboration with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST),has embarked on training its functionaries for the ground-truthing of Postcode Area (PCA) Delineation Model at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)’s Office in Abuja.   The exercise is part of efforts to bequeath to Nigeria, a standard and digital postcode system that aid the economic, political, social and physical development of Nigeria,     A postcode system assigned a unique alphanumeric code to every dwelling entity in the country, taking into consideration its unique use (residential,…