Nigerian Government Seeks N327bn Donor Funding For Census 

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, has disclosed that the Federal Government plans to establish a basket fund to collect donations for the 2023 population and housing census. <br />Agba noted that a total of N869bn is needed for the census, adding that the government committed N291,5bn with the need for an additional N327.2bn. <br />He says the total requirement for the census is N869bn census requirement – N626bn which is about $6 per capita (just slightly above the threshold of up to $5 per capita); Post-Census is N243bn. <br />Agba further disclosed that the census exercise was to be conducted last year but rescheduled for March 2023, but there is a recommendation that it should be held in May 2023.