NPC Chair, Nasir Kwarra Says Tinubu Will Announce Census Date

The Chairman of the National Population Census (NPC) Nasir Kwarra on Thursday said President Bola Tinubu will announce new dates for Nigeria’s conduct of the national population and housing census.

Kwarra disclosed this to State House correspondents after meeting Tinubu, said further delay in the conduct of the census will incur additional expenses.

Recall that the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier scheduled the census for May 3 to 7, but it was postponed to a date to be determined by the Tinubu administration.

After a meeting with the President on Thursday, the NPC boss said he briefed him on the commission’s preparations for the census.

He said the President was fully apprised of extant plans and processes for the exercise but noted that further delays in the conduct of the census will amount to additional costs for the government.

He, however, explained that the preparations for the exercise which has already gulped N100bn is a huge investment for the country, adding that subsequent exercises would be less expensive.

In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has been granted bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

Kyari who has been in detention since his arrest in February 2022 was granted bail on Thursday.