NPC To Conduct Biometric-Based Census- Chirman. IN order to ensure accurate and reliable conduct of the next population census, chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Chief Eze Duruiheoma, has disclosed plans to conduct the census based on biometrics. He said the strategy, which had reached completion stage, would soon be tabled before the Federal Government for approval. The chairman who spoke through the Commissioner in charge of Enugu State, Festus Uzo, on Monday, during a visit to the commission’s stand at the Nigeria’s Centenary Trade Fair in Abuja. He said producing a set of credible data through biometrics would complement the transformation programmes of President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration. ADVERTISEMENT While interacting with experts at the commission’s stand on the importance of vital registrations, he stated that visitors at the Nigeria’s Centenary Trade Fair could register their recent births and deaths and obtain certificates. According to him, this was in line with its commitment to achieve complete registration of births in Nigeria, adding that over 100 births had been registered at the trade fair. “I wish to assure all Nigerians of the readiness and commitment of the present commission to sustain the gains of the last 100 years in census taking, through an accurate and reliable conduct of the next population census. “The commission has the technical competence and nationwide structures to make huge success of the next census and produce a set of data that will complement the transformation agenda of President Jonathan,” he said. Tribune.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:37:29 +0000
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