The 2023 National Population and Housing Census will be conducted digitally to ensure credibility and efficiency, Garba Abari, the director-general of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), says.
He made this known when he was featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday.
Mr Abari, who is a member of the National Publicity and Advocacy Committee on Census, said the exercise would be facilitated by the use of digital technology, contrary to the previous census conducted in the country.
He said ‘’this is one census that is going to be different from previous ones. To enhance the credibility of the exercise, this census is going to be digital.
“In the house listing and numbering, the National Population Commission (NPC) has perfected the space and got the point much beyond what google has done in the mapping.
“In terms of specificity and the correctness of the capture of every house and hamlet in Nigeria, NPC has gone far beyond what google…
