Nigeria took a step closer to conducting a new national population and housing census on Monday with biometric and digital components.
President Bola Tinubu, at a meeting with officials of the National Population Commission (NPC), said he would set up a committee to align the census budget to the government’s present financial realities.
He said the National Identity Management Commission(NIMC) must be part of the review.
The President reiterated his commitment to ensuring accurate and reliable figures from the national census to strengthen development planning and improve Nigerians’ living conditions through more efficient social security.
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After the NPC briefing, President Tinubu noted that government incentives, such as the sale and distribution of fertilisers, could be easily improved with more reliable data and demographics.
The President told the delegation that biometric capturing should be central to the process, with multiple identification features, including facial and voice recognition.
The last time Nigeria held its census was in November 2006.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
