President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for May 3-7 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming administration.
The President gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, and his team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, April 28, 2023.
In a press statement signed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and released Saturday morning, president Buhari reiterated the critical need to conduct the Census to collect up-to-date data that will drive the developmental goals of the country and improve the living standard of the Nigerian people.
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