2023 Census: Commission Partners Media

The National Population Commission (NPC) says it is in partnership with journalists on effective reporting of the 2023 population and housing census in Kaduna State.

The Federal Commissioner of NPC, Abdulmalik Durunguwa said this at the one-day capacity building workshop for journalists on effective reporting of the 2023 census, on Friday in Kaduna.

He affirmed that the media is an integral to the sensitisation of the masses, which necessitated the training for journalists.

He said the census is a national event, and it was the responsibility of every citizen to participate by presenting themselves to be counted,

Represented by Adama Othman, a Director in the commission, he said the exercise would count on journalists’ support in educating, informing and sensitising the people of the state.

Durunguwa said the journalists would do this on the commission’s processes and methodology for the conduct of 2023 population and housing census.

”Census is everybody’s business, we cannot be sucessful without the media, so it is the duty of journalists to transmit the information to the general public.”

Gambo Santos, Secretary, Kaduna chapter, Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), commended the commission, giving assurance that journalists in the state would effectively report the activities related to the census.

On his part, the Press officer, National Orientation Agency, Suliman Ibrahim said the training comes at the right time.

He added that the training would help ensure accurate reportage of the process.

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