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2023 Census Some Nigerians Refusing To Be Counted – NPC

NPC Officials Inspect Materials Ahead Of 2023 Census

October 13, 2022 7:54 pm

In lieu of the upcoming census, the stakeholders of the National Population Commission (NPC), have on Thursday paid a visit to the Nigeria factory of an indigenous technology firm, RLG Adulawo, in Ilesa, Osun state as part of their fresh efforts to fully ensure and confirm that next year’s census is conducted, in compliance with the presidential directive on local content, especially in the area of technology.

The team had also made sure that theu toured the various sections of the RLG Adulawo Technology City, Ilesa factory, including some of the Assembly lines, testing centres and workshops sections, where ICT …

2023 Census: Some Nigerians Are Refusing To Be Counted – NPC

July 30, 2022 5:17 am

Ahead of next year’s census, the National Population Commission (NPC) has revealed that some Nigerians are reluctant to be counted urging them to discard their fears.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that on Friday in Ebonyi, the NPC listed this among the challenges the commission was facing.

Federal Commissioner, Darlington Okereke gave an update on the implementation of the trial population and housing census.

The official assured that the commission would get it right during the main census.

Okereke said the training of functionaries and massive advocacy were some of the strategies adopted.

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2023 Census: NPC Dissociates Self From Fake Recruitment Portal

July 18, 2022 7:19 pm

While reacting to the news of some fake agents and websites parading themselves as the agency, the National Population Commission, NPC, has made an open discloure that it is working to uncover those behind the fake ‘NPC’ recruitment of 2021/2022 portal which is being circulated while inviting Nigerians to apply for employment for the Trial Census and 2023 Population and Housing Census in the country.

In a statement which had been signed by the commission’s Director Public Affairs, Isiaka Yahaya, on Thursday, said the information is totally false and misleading and treated as a scam by fraudsters to swindle …

2023 Census: NPC Recruitment Portal Faces Attack From Hackers

July 13, 2022 3:21 am

The National Population Commission (NPC) has revealed that it successfully foiled an attempt to hack its recruitment portal for the 2023 census.

NPC Commissioner for Anambra, Chidi Ezeoke, made this known while speaking at a news conference in Awka on Tuesday.

Ezeoke revealed that the NPC had established a digitalised online geo-fenced portal to recruit personnel from selected communities across Nigeria.

The official also went on to assure Nigerians that the commission was committed to correcting anomalies to ensure an accurate and reliable census next year.

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Panic As Robbers Break Into NPC Office To Steal Certificates

May 23, 2022 1:55 pm

There was mild pandemonium today as the National Population Commission (NPC) Badagry office which is located at Town Hall near Topo Garage, in Lagos State was besieged by a group of armed robbers who turned the place over in search of some birth cerificates.

A staff member of the commission, Mrs Funmilayo Bojrenu told the Newsmen Badagry that vital documents belonging to NPC were stolen.