The National Population Commission, (NPC) has concluded plans to train and deploy 5,000 staffers for the 2023 population and housing census in Adamawa State.
The 5,000 workers comprise of both permanent and adhoc staffers for the exercise in all 21 local government areas of the state.
Training at the local government level is scheduled to begin next Thursday, April 13, in all the 21 LGAs.
The NPC Commissioner in Adamawa State, Dr Clifford Zirra, confirmed that the 5,000 permanent and adhoc staff are to receive the training in seven days.
He added that this would come after seven days of data quality managers and specialized workforce training organized by the commission in all the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The NPC official further explained that the planned general staff training would hold concurrently across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.
the 2023 census, which is planned to capture every person, household and structure for national planning and project execution purposes, is scheduled to hold in May 2023.
The three-day exercise is scheduled for May 3, 4 and 5.
The Nigerian population figure has been assumed to be in the region of 200 million people but the census programme is meant to achieve the exact figure or something close to it.