By Monday Osayande, Asaba 18 December 2022 | 5:17 am The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has engaged scores of trainers from Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states to train personnel that’ll conduct the first fully Digital Census in Nigeria. The Federal Commissioner, Delta State, Chief Richard Odibo, who disclosed this at a two-day Training of Trainers (TOT), Zonal Level Workshop for the 2023 Population… The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has engaged scores of trainers from Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states to train personnel that’ll conduct the first fully Digital Census in Nigeria. The Federal Commissioner, Delta State, Chief Richard Odibo, who disclosed this at a two-day Training of Trainers (TOT), Zonal Level Workshop for the 2023 Population and Housing Census, in Asaba at the weekend, said being the first digital census to be conducted in the country, the commission deem it necessary to employ the workforce that would be adequately equipped with the skills needed to avoid any hiccups during the period. Speaking through the State Director, Mr. Patrick Lotobi, Odibo said, “To achieve a credible census, a compressive training strategy was very much necessary for the 2023 Population and Housing Census. He hinted that the Commission is desirous to properly train the facilitators who will in turn train the supervisors and the enumerators at the states and local councils. “The present Commission is committed to training and re-training members of staff with the belief that this will help the Commission in the effective delivery of its mandate. “This workshop has been put together to enhance the technical and managerial capacity and skills of the participants to teach other field functionaries for the success of the 2023 Census exercise,” he said. He revealed that the Commission’s focus is to ensure that the 2023 Census does not disappoint Nigeria, and other nations, hence “we have to assess the extent to which objectives are being met or not.” Latest 1 hour ago Kikelomo Atanda-Owo is a journalist and the founder/host of ‘Real Talk With Kike’ on Silverbird and Inspiration FM. She is also the brain behind Z-Edge Limited and Kike Hub Foundation. She spoke on how the live talk show started, authoring two books and using her life experiences to guide others. Before going into entrepreneurship, you… 1 hour ago Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commissioned the newly installed Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre (WMDMC) at the Five Cowrie Terminal – the headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in Falomo, Ikoyi. The Data Management Centre, which is first of its kind in the country, is a centralised monitoring base for all activities… 1 hour ago A Scholar, Dr. Adewunmi Badiora, has said that poor planning and design of buildings in Lagos are affecting the safety and security of residents. Presenting a paper at the Priority Complex Problems (PCPs) workshop of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) on Lagos: Safety and security domain, Badiora stated that the growth of Lagos has… 1 hour ago Operatives of Delta State Police Command have arrested 27-year-old Aaron Okorigwe and five others for alleged kidnapping along Jakpa Road, Ovwian Aladja, near Warri. The Police spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the arrest, said that they could not give a reasonable account of themselves when Police attached to Ekpan Police Station intercepted them in… 1 hour ago Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has underscored the need for politicians to play decent politics. He said that in his entire political journey, the use of violence has never been part of measures adopted to attain his political goals. Wike spoke when he inaugurated the Okrika Founder’s Park, yesterday, in Koniju Ama, Okrika Local…
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