The National Population Commission says it is collaborating with traditional institutions and Local Government Councils in Katsina State to sensitise the public to the importance of birth and death registration.
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The State Director of the Commission, Ojo Titus, at a joint press briefing with Kogi Ministry of Health in Lokoja, told newsmen that the field work started in the state on Aug. 26 and would end on December 15.
Umar Tafida-Abdul, Nasarawa State Coordinator of NPC, disclosed this to newsmen at the official commencement of the exercise on Monday in Lafia.
Augustine Iliya, the NPC Supervisor for the Plateau team, made the plea at a press conference in Jos on Monday.
Kwali stated this on Monday in Abuja when he paid an advocacy visit to the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, and to drum up support for the forthcoming World Population Day, scheduled for Wednesday, July 11.
The National Chairman of NPC, Eze Duruiheoma (SAN), made this known on Friday in Owerri, at a public enlightenment programme with the theme: “One man One vote: Get your PVC -The role of National Population Commission”.
The Chairman of the commission, Eze Duruiheoma, told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that at the end of the current exercise on March 24, NPC would have demarcated a total of 103 LGAs in 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory.
He said that the records were necessary to enable the electoral umpire to expunge names of dead persons from the national voter register.
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents alongside Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on the outcome of the Council of State meeting.
Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the directive on Thursday at an intervention meeting on the industrial dispute which had grounded activities at the NPC in Abuja.
The workers made the appeal as a resolution of their congress meeting in Abuja to review their ongoing work to rule action.
The Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, made the call at a stakeholders meeting to resolve the crisis in Abuja.
According to her, the staff still maintained their position on the reversal of the reappointment of Bello and had vowed to shut NPC offices nationwide until government addressed their demand.
The President of Union, Rita Agaba, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria during a protest in Abuja.
Bindow, who was represented by the state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Fatima Atiku, urged parents to come out en mass to register their children
Onyeze, who said the association was working closely with NPC for the visit, said it was imperative for Nigeria to have an accurate population figure devoid of politics, religion and ethnicity
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The Brigade Commander of the 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, Niger State, Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, and the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Niger State Police Command, Desire Nsirim, gave their promises on Monday when the Federal Commissioner of the NPC in charge of Niger State, Alhaji Aliyu Datti, paid them advocacy visits in their respective offices
The Brigade Commander of the 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, Niger State, Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, and the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Niger State Police Command, Desire Nsirim, gave their promises on Monday when the Federal Commissioner of the NPC in charge of Niger State, Alhaji Aliyu Datti, paid them advocacy visits in their respective offices