He said this on Monday in the country’s capital city, Abuja, during a high-level partners engagement to solicit assistance for the census of 2023. He also disclosed that N869 billion ($1.8 billion) is required in total, of which N291.5 ($632 million) billion has been promised by the government, with the remaining N327.2 billion ($709.9 million) needed.
The Federal Government of Nigeria intends to set up a basket fund to gather donations for the 2023 population and housing census, according to Clem Agba, the country’s Minister of State for Budget and National Planning.