NPC fixes March 29 for Nationwide Census.

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The National Population Commission (NPC) says the census exercise will be carried out from March 29 till April 2, 2023. Nasir Kwarra, NPC chairperson, made the development on Friday.

Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the state house in Abuja, Kwarra said the 2023 census would be different as it would prioritise the use of technology.

“By March 29 to April 2, our staff will be on the field enumerating people,” he said This census is going to be different from past censuses. The theory and practice is essentially the same, but we’re using high-end technology to conduct this census and it’s such that nobody can tamper with any figure.

Nobody will be counted more than once. We’re visiting households to do direct interface with the household, collect data. In the past, if you’re doing an operation manually, it’s very cumbersome..