The Nigerian government has announced the rescheduling of the population and housing census from March 29 to May over the Saturday March 18 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the announcement on Wednesday at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the announcement on Wednesday at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the announcement on Wednesday at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. According to the minister, the FEC also approved the sum of N2.8billion for the National Population Commission to procure software to be used for the conduct of the census.
“They sought Council’s approval for a contract to procure software for the census at the sum of N2.8 billion.”
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