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Leveraging Digital Data for a Cost-Effective and Credible Census

Download the PDF: Executive Summary Nigeria has not conducted a reliable national census since 2006. This has left policymakers reliant on outdated and contested data. The planned 2023 census was budgeted at N896 billion and designed as the first fully digital count. However, it was indefinitely postponed after N234 billion had already been spent. Traditional nationwide headcounts […]

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Athena News Brief – 22nd Jan 2025

Census Must Hold This Year – Senate The Nigerian Senate has demanded that a national census be conducted this year, after a 19-year gap since the last one. Senators expressed frustration over the lack of credible population data, which has hindered effective planning and made Nigeria a subject of ridicule internationally. During a budget defence