A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to release details of spending on the aborted 2023 Population Census to a lawyer within seven days. The court declared the NPC's refusal to release the information as wrongful, illegal, and unconstitutional.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to release details of spending on the aborted 2023 Population Census to a lawyer within seven days. The court declared the NPC's refusal to release the information as wrongful, illegal, and unconstitutional.
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