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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.
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