FG, Lai Mohammed confirm new date for census in Nigeria

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 has been shifted to May 2023. Lai confirmed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in … Continue reading FG, Lai Mohammed confirm new date for census in Nigeria

Should Nigeria postpone 2023 census?

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Saturday, called for the postponement of the 2023 national population and housing census. The group said postponement of the exercise is vital to guarantee free and fair elections in the 2023 elections. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, said the idea of a census … Continue reading Should Nigeria postpone 2023 census?