We Need N869Billion To Conduct Census — FG

The federal government is seeking donations from Nigerians for the conduct of the 2023 population and housing census which it says will cost a whopping N869 billion.

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, who disclosed this at a high-level partner engagement in Abuja yesterday, said the federal government had provided 46 per cent of the budget.

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Agba said there remained an outstanding of N327.2 billion needed to carry out the census effectively.

He said: “The total requirements for this census, including the post-census activities, is N869 billion, this is about $1.88 billion.