NPC explains last minute census postponement

The National Population Commission (NPC) says the 2023 Population and Housing Census was postponed due to government’s transition programme and the post-election mood in the country.

Dr Inuwa Jalingo, the 2023 Census Manager and Director, National Population Commission (NPC) said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday.

Jalingo who asserted the preparedness of the commission for the 2023 census, said that the NPC had prepared ground for the first ever digital census in Nigeria.