The National Assembly Joint Committee on Appropriations has assured that the postponed national census will be conducted in the first quarter of 2024.
Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Adeola Olamilekan, gave the assurance on Tuesday when the Senate Committee on National Population Commission submitted its reports of budget defence for the 2024 fiscal year to the appropriations committee.
A review of the proposed budget presented by President Bola Tinubu for the 2024 fiscal year showed that there was no line in the budget of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning for the conduct of the conduct of the national census.
