Senate confirms Nasir Kwarra as Chairman, 11 commissioners for NPC

Date: 2020-10-16

THE Senate has confirmed the appointment of Nasir Isa Kwarra from Nasarawa State as Chairman and eleven Commissioners for the National Population Commission, NPC.

Those confirmed yesterday by the Senate  as Commissioners were were Ali Silas Agara (Nasarawa); Mohammed Chiso A. Dottoji (Sokoto); Gidado Razak Folorunso (Kwara); Ibrahim Mohammed (Bauchi); Hon. Joseph Kwali Shazin (FCT); Ajayi Ayodeji Sunday (Ekiti); Garba A. G. Zakar (Jigawa); Mai Aliyu Muhammad (Yobe); Muhammad Muttaka Rini (Zamfara); Hon. Engr. Bala Almu Banya (Katsina); and Mrs. Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin (Lagos).

The confirmation of the nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari was sequel to the consideration of a report on the screening of the Nominees during plenary on the screening exercise conducted by the Senator Ahmed Saidu Alkali, APC, Gombe North led Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population.

Meanwhile, the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has that Nigeria is long overdue for another population census, without which proper planning cannot be achieved.

The Senate President who recalled that the last population census carried out by the country was in 2006, making Nigeria overdue for another exercise which ought to be undertaken at the end of ten years, said, "A population census is supposed to be undertaken every ten years. We need to know how many we are exactly, and that is what will aid us in planning our country."

The Senate had on 14th September, 2020 read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting for the confirmation of appointment of the Chairman, and Commissioners of the National Population Commission.

/

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Tunde Kazeem     Ganmo     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Maigida Soludero Transit     Sherif Shagaya     Shonga Farm Project     Quranic Recitation Competition     Temi Kolawole     Lotus Bank     Laduba     Abubakar Imam     Lanre Olosunde     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Al-Hikmah Radio     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Nigeria Customs Service     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Rasheed Jimoh     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Kwara Hotel     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Jalala     Amos Justus Sayo     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Sulu Gambari     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Funmilayo Zubair     Alapansapa     Wale Oladepo     Rapheal Ashaolu     Kwara State Fire Service     National Information Technology Development Agency     Ishola Abdullahi     Tanke     KWASSIP     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Akanbi-Oke     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Alaiye     Babajide Ajayi     Pius Abioje     Ilorin Metro Park     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Aliyu Umar     Yahya Mohammed     Musbau A. Akanji     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Lanre Issa Onilu     Ghali Alaaya     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Aso Ofi     Ebola     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Hamza Usman     Taofeeq Olateju     Issa Oloruntogun     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Ibrahim Bio     Ejidongari     Voices Of Tomorrow     Olatunji Bamgbola     Saliu Tunde Bello     Sebastine Obasi     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Aiyedun     Sarakite     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     AIT Ilorin     Bankole Omishore     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Alfa Belgore     Isiaq Khadeejah    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bibire Ajape     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Suleiman Idris     Nigeria Customs Service     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Oke-Kura     Adeleke Ogungbe     NIPOGA     Kwara Poly     Mutawali     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Kwara State University Of Education     ARMTI     Ayo Salami     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Dorcas Afeniforo     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Ekiti     Yoonus Lawal     Prince Bola Ajibola     Monthly Sanitation     Saad Omo\'ya     Aminu Ado Bayero     Idris Amosa Saidu     Alao Ayotunde     Ahmed Bayero     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Forgo Battery     Elelu     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Zulu Gambari     Third Estate     Maryam Ado Bayero     KWIRS     Curfew     Kumbi Titiloye     Yaru     Esinrogunjo     Makama Of Ilorin     Ita-Ore     Oniwa     Lucky Omoluwa     Wale Oladepo     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Bio Ibrahim     Yusuf Abubakar     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Ashiru     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Nigeria Computer Society     Apaokagi     Razak Atunwa     Isau     Albert Ogunsola     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Shagari     Marafan Shonga     Principal Private Secretary     Ilorin Emirate     Okeose Christian Cementary     IEDPU     Kabir Shagaya     Orisun Igbomina     KWACOBPA     Oko Erin     Haliru Dantoro     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Malete     Senate     Hassan Taiye Salam     Aliyu Sabi