The Nationwide Inhabitants Fee (NPC) has issued a clarification in response to deceptive experiences circulating on-line that falsely recommend the Chairman, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, introduced the following Inhabitants and Housing Census in Nigeria would happen in 2025.
In an announcement launched at this time by the NPC, Erelu Taibat Yemi Oloruntoba, the Performing Director of Public Affairs, the NPC clarified that no official date for the upcoming census has been set.
The fee famous that the Chairman’s remarks had been misinterpreted, saying that the misreporting stems from feedback made throughout a media interplay on the thirtieth Anniversary of the Worldwide Convention on Inhabitants and Improvement (ICPD) in Abuja.
“We want to make clear that no official announcement relating to the date of the upcoming census has been made. The Chairman’s remarks have been taken out of context by people searching for to mislead the general public and drive site visitors to their websites slightly than present correct data.
“To place the file straight, throughout a media interplay on the thirtieth Anniversary of the Worldwide Convention on Inhabitants and Improvement (ICPD) in Abuja, the NPC Chairman addressed the urgent subject of great knowledge gaps in Nigeria that impede the tailoring of reproductive well being providers and interventions to particular demographic teams. He expressed hope that President Tinubu would subject a proclamation for the census date within the coming yr,” the assertion learn.
Oloruntoba urged the general public to depend on verified data from official NPC channels as a substitute of unsubstantiated experiences from unofficial sources.
“We urge the general public to hunt verified data from official NPC channels slightly than counting on unsubstantiated claims,” acknowledged Oloruntoba.
The NPC known as on each the general public and the media to train warning when disseminating data. The Fee urged all stakeholders to confirm the accuracy of experiences earlier than publication and to depend on official sources for updates.
