FG postpones population census to May

Lai Mohammed

The 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29, has been postponed by the federal government.

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, confirmed the postponement on Wednesday, March 15, at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.

He said the census will now hold in May.