The Federal Government has confirmed that the national population and housing census will start on May 3.
The confirmation was made on Sunday, in Abuja, by a member of the Publicity and Advocacy Committee on the 2023 National Population and Housing Census, Dr Garba Abari, when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum.
Dr Abari said the three-day exercise would start on May 3 and end on May
5 across the country.
Abari the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency {NOA),
said the census exercise would capture every person, household and structure for national planning and project execution purposes.
He described the census and the general election as two major national events with significant Importance.
“The census had to be put forward from the initial date of March 29 to April 2nd, and now from May 3rd to 5th.
“There are no two things that informed the shift in date. The gubernatorial election, as you are aware, had to be shifted by one week. And this also has a telling effect on the date of commencement of the census.
“Just like election, the census is also a very long process, involving training, sub-training, retraining till the very day the actual house listing and numbering will commence, and then the actual capture of the population will now take place,” Abari said.