The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Dr. Garba Abari, has announced that technology will be used to collect data on citizens during the 2023 National Population and Housing Census in Nigeria. This year’s Census will be digital, and the National Population Commission has captured digitally 99% of all houses and structures within Nigeria’s territory, far beyond what Google had done in mapping. Dr. Abari stated that digitalization would enhance the credibility of the exercise, with a common template for the exercise that will be sent to the cloud, bringing in a credible, acceptable, open, and transparent force. The preparations for the 2023 census are in high gear, and the exercise is expected to capture data on citizens with specificity and correctness. The previous census exercise was viewed through the prism of one region being larger than the other, which resulted in the most crucial element of the programme, getting sufficient data for planning, being missed. The forthcoming census would be scientific, a digital census that would respond to the reality of today, the information and technological revolution.
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Dr. Garba Abari, has announced that the forthcoming 2023 National Population and Housing Census will employ technology to collect data on citizens. This will be different from previous census exercises conducted in Nigeria, according to Dr. Abari, and it will increase the credibility of the exercise. He made the announcement during a press conference in Abuja on Sunday.
The NOA boss said the National Population Commission had perfected the space and captured digitally 99% of all houses and structures within Nigeria’s territory, far beyond what Google had done in mapping. Dr. Abari stated that the use of digital technology in the house listing and numbering would enhance the exercise’s credibility. The digitalization will ensure a common template for the exercise that will be sent to the cloud, which will bring in a credible, acceptable, open, and transparent force.
Dr. Abari emphasized that the previous census exercise was looked at from the prism of one region being larger than the other, which resulted in the most crucial element of the programme, getting sufficient data for planning, being missed. He added that the forthcoming census would be scientific, a digital census that would respond to the reality of today, information and technological revolution. The preparations for the 2023 census are in high gear, and the exercise is expected to capture data on citizens with specificity and correctness.
In conclusion, the use of technology in the 2023 National Population and Housing Census in Nigeria is set to enhance the exercise’s credibility. The NOA boss, Dr. Garba Abari, has announced that the exercise will be digital, with preparations for the exercise already in high gear. The National Population Commission has captured digitally 99% of all houses and structures within Nigeria’s territory, and this will ensure specificity and correctness in capturing every house and hamlet in Nigeria.
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