- The NPC has said Nigerians would not answer questions on religion and ethnicity during the forthcoming 2023 census
- Isiaka Yahaya, the director of public affairs of the NPC, disclosed that the commission reached the decision to exclude the questions from the questionnaires
- Yahaya said this was due to the sensitive nature of religion and ethnicity in the Nigerian polity
FCT, Abuja – The national population commission (NPC) has disclosed that Nigerians would not answer questions on religious affiliation during the 2023 census programme.
The commission said this ahead of the commencement of the 2023 census in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, March 29, Channels Television reported.