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March 21, 2019
The National Population Commissionhas said the next census will cost well over N220bn.
The Director-General, Ghaji Ismail,said this in Abuja at the commencement of fieldwork for the continuation of theEnumeration Area Demarcation.
He said the 2015 budget for theproposed 2016 census which eventually did not take place was put at N220bn.
Ismail said with currency devaluationand inflation rates, the commission would require much more than N220bn toconduct a census.
Ismail said although the 2019 budgetproposal had no provision for a census, a separate budget could be submittedfor the exercise.
The DG said it was time to begin tospeak about it since elections were already coming to an end.