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TPI will accelerate good governance in Nigeria, says NPC DG, Dr. Angundi

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By Dooyum Naadzenga The All Progressives Congress, APC Intellectual Resorce Center would play a vital role in impacting the ideals of progressive governance in Nigeria. The Director General, DG of the National Productivity Center, NPC, Dr. Bafa Baba Dan Angundi dropped this hints during a

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NPC Pushes for Census as Senate Approves 2025 Budget

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By Sowulati Albert Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC),  Nasir Isa Kwarra last week led a delegation to present the Commission’s 2024 Budget Performance and defend the proposed 2025 budget before the Senate Committee on National Identity Card and Population in Abuja.  Kwarra however maintained that the 2025 budget does not include the

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NPC partners AIG-Imokhuede Foundation to boost public sector efficiency

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By Ukpono Ukpong The National Productivity Centre (NPC) has joined forces with the AIG-Imokhuede Foundation in a groundbreaking partnership aimed at enhancing efficiency and productivity within Nigeria’s public sector. This collaboration seeks to strengthen the managerial and operational skills of civil servants across sub-national levels, utilizing innovative tools and

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NPC ready to conduct census, waiting for presidential nod- Chairman

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The National Population Commission (NPC) is prepared to conduct the National Population and Housing Census but awaiting President Bola Tinubu’s approval for a date, the Chairman, Mr Isa Kwarra, says. Kwarra said this on Monday in Abuja at a media conference, to herald the commemoration of the World Population Day 2024, marked on July 11 […]

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Nationwide census to commence March 29 – NPC Chairman

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.Says deployment of technology will make exercise credible, difficult to manipulate Ukpono Ukpong The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that the 2023 national population and housing census will hold from March 29 to April 2, 2023. NPC Chairman, Nasir Isa Kwarra, revealed this yesterday while briefing the State House Correspondents, after a meeting with […]

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2023 National Census: NPC reassures Nigerians of credible, reliable census

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The National Population Commission (NPC) has reassured Nigerians that the 2023 National Census would be credible, reliable and accurate. This was disclosed by the commission’s Chairman, Mr Nasir Kwarra during a press conference in Calabar on Tuesday. Represented by Dr. Eyitayo Oyetunji, Chairman, Public Affairs Committee of the Commission, Kwarra noted that presently,

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Osun gov’ship poll: Time to build on democratic gains – NPC

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Ahead of the July 16, 2022, Osun State off-cycle governorship election, the National Peace Committee (NPC) has urged the people of Osun State to once again come out en-masse, exercising their civic rights to vote, without fear of violence and with the understanding that the structures for growth are dependent on peace. Chairman of the […]

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Ekiti poll: Choose peace over violence, NPC tells residents

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The National Peace Committee (NPC) has appealed to the residents of Ekiti to choose peace over violence in the coming governorship election in the state. Chairman of the committee and former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, made the appeal in a statement barely a week to the Election Day. He urged the people to […]

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Proliferation of illicit arms a major challenge to fight against insecurity – Abdulsalami

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Abdulsalami Abubakar, the former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, said on Wednesday that there are around six million illegal weapons circulating in Nigeria. He made the remarks at an NPC meeting with the Nigerian Guild of Editors. The meeting’s attention was on finding solutions to Nigeria’s insecurity. According to Abdulsalami, […]

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Conduct national census by 2020 Reps tells NPC

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The House of Representatives has urged the National Population Commission (NPC) to come up with a feasible time table for the conduct of a national census no later than 2020. This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC-Lagos) during plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House of […]

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NPC to carry out survey on causes of infant deaths in Lagos

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Lagos – The National Population Commission (NPC) says it will soon commence the 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) Survey in 13 local government areas of the state. The commission’s Director in Lagos State, Mr Murphy Adigun, made this known on Wednesday at a news conference in Lagos. Adigun said that the selected councils include […]

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Kogi NPC Chairman resigns

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Alhaji Muhammed Aliyu, the Kogi Chairman of the Nigeria Peoples Congress (NPC) has resigned from the party and withdraws from the Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. Aliyu announced this in a statement he made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, saying that his action was “with immediate […]

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Population census achievable in 2020 says NPC

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Barring unforeseen circumstances, the National Population Commission (NPC) is set to conduct the next population census in the year 2020, the commission said on Tuesday. The commission made the disclosure when the Senate Committee on Population and National Identity went on an oversight visit to its headquarters in Abuja. Chairman of the committee, Senator Sulaiman […]

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N799m expenditure: Senate queries NPC

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The Senate on Tuesday frowned at the manner in which the National Population Commission (NPC) spent a whopping N799 million capital vote out of N800million within three weeks of receiving the budgetary allocation without going through procurement process. The Red Chamber also queried the commission for engaging in skewed recruitment of staff this year in […]

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Senate confirms 22 NPC commissioners, rejects one, to screen 9 ICPC nominees

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The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 22 nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari as commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC). Their confirmation followed presentation of report of the Committee on National Identity Card and National Population Commission on screening of 23 nominees for confirmation of appointment as commissioners of the NPC. Chairman

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Population Commission urges Nigerians to register all births

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The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Eze Duruiheoma San, has appealed to Nigerians to fulfil their civic responsibility by ensuring the proper registration of all births and deaths cases through the Civil Registration and Vital statistics (CVRS) system of the commission. Duruiheoma was speaking at the maiden African Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

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Family planning still solution to Nigeria’s rising population- Experts say

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The recent figure released by the National Population Commission (NPC), which put Nigeria’s population at 198 million, has lent credence to the need for the country’s leaders to increase investment in family planning. Nigeria is already identified as the country with the most rapidly-expanding population in the world such that by 2050, she could become […]

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Average Nigerian Loses N325,092 Yearly – NPC

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An average Nigerian loses about N325, 092 yearly due to low level of productivity in the country. The Director, Productivity Measurement and Statistics, National Productivity Centre, (NPC), Abuja, Alhaji Jubril Yelwa, gave this revelation while delivering his paper titled: “Computing Productivity in the Nigerian Economy: Issues and Challenges.” He said that it was

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Average Nigerian Loses 325,092 Yearly- NPC

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2015 0

An average Nigerian loses about N325,092 yearly due to low level of productivity in the country. The Director, Productivity Measurement and Statistics, National Productivity Centre, (NPC), Abuja Alhaji Jubril Yelwa gave this revelation while delivering his paper titled, “Computing Productivity in the Nigerian Economy: Issues and Challenges.” He said that it was