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The National Population Commission says it is set to conduct population and housing census once President Bola Tinubu gives his approval. The NPC Federal Commissioner in Lagos State, Mrs. Saidat Oladunjoye, stated this on Thursday at an event commemorating this year’s World Population Day. The Federal Government, under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, had earlier fixed the population census for May 3 to May 7, 2023, budgeting N200bn. The exercise was, however, cancelled, with Buhari saying his successor, Bola Tinubu, would conduct the exercise. Speaking on Thursday, Oladunjoye said the NPC was ready and waiting for Tinubu’s go-ahead. She said, “Nobody knows the exact population of Nigeria at the moment. The last census was held nearly two decades ago, and the date for the next census depends on the President. We have made all the necessary preparations. “We are only waiting for the President’s go-ahead. I can tell you categorically that we are ready for the census. The census is going to...

……….Akinloye, community leaders and security operatives unite for enhanced safety measures Today, July 8, 2024, a significant security meeting was convened at the Eredo LCDA Council Secretariat. The session, orchestrated by the Executive Chairman of Eredo LCDA, Hon. Ismail Monsuru Akinloye, saw the attendance of a broad spectrum of community and security stakeholders. Present were Traditional leaders, Religious leaders, all security operatives, and representatives of the NYCN, CCYL, CDC among others. In his opening address, Chairman Akinloye emphasized the necessity for proactivity in the discharge of security duties. He lauded the security personnel for their recent successes and assured them of the continued, unwavering support from the LCDA administration. Oba Babatunde Olaogun Ogunlaja (JP), the Aladeshoyin of Odo-Noforija Kingdom, expressed his gratitude to Chairman Akinloye for his exemplary leadership over the years. He encouraged the security officers to remain dedicated to saf...

    On 28 June 2024, #Nigeria signed the Samoa Agreement at the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. The partnership agreement is between the EU and its Member States, on one hand, and the members of the OACPS on the other.   Negotiations on the agreement started in 2018, on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. It was signed in Apia, Samoa on the 15th of November 2018 by all 27 EU Member states and 47 of the 79 OACPS Member states.       The agreement has 103 articles comprising a common foundational compact and three regional protocols, namely: Africa –EU; Caribbean-EU, and Pacific-EU Regional Protocols with each regional protocol addressing the peculiar issues of the regions.   The African Regional Protocol consists of two parts. The first is the Framework for Cooperation, while the second deals with Areas of Cooperation, containing Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Gr...

  The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorm and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts of Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba and Adamawa states. “ While afternoon/evening thunderstorms are expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe, Bauchi and Gombe states. “Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, the Federal Capital Territory and Benue states,” it said. “Thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, Plateau, Benue and Niger states in the North Central in the morning. According to NiMet, morning rains are expected over parts of Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Ogun, Abia, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states in the southern region. It anticipated high prospects of continuous rains for Lagos which might lead t...

Yesterday, July 2, 2024, the Honorable Federal Commissioner representing Lagos State at the National Population Census, Hon. (Barr) Saidat Olayinka Oladunjoye, visited the Oba of Lagos, HRM, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Aremu Akiolu , in his palace in Lagos. This visit was in furtherance of our advocacy on the preparation for the launching of our E-registration portal and the upcoming census. During the visit, Hon. Oladunjoye took the opportunity to explain the importance of the E-registration portal and the census to Oba Akiolu, highlighting how these initiatives will enhance the accuracy and efficiency of data collection, ultimately contributing to better governance and development planning. Oba Akiolu congratulated the Commissioner on her appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing her as a hardworking and dedicated individual. He recalled her tenure as the Commissioner for Education, during which she brought about significant development and transformation to the Lagos State edu...