The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured Nigerians and the international community of a credible and acceptable census in 2023.

Executive Chairman of NPC, Nasir Kwarra, gave the assurance at a five-day workshop for second level management staff for the five states in the South-East on Friday.

Mr Kwarra, represented by Ejike Ezeh, Federal Commissioner in NPC, said the census would provide demographic data for sustainable national planning and development.

He noted that it was inevitable that the nation needed evidence-based planning using accurate-cum-reliable data.

Mr Kwarra disclosed that preparations for conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census are in top gear.

He said it is imperative that the Commission staff are adequately trained on the “content of the census document, the technique and the organisation of the census…”

The executive chairman noted that the training presented a good opportunity for participants to grow their knowledge-base and improve their job skills as staff of NPC.

One of the participants, Joachin Ulasi, said that the workshop was already exposing them to the use of electronic devices for data collection.

“It has exposed us to best practices in population enumeration as well as how electronic devices can help us do our job better, faster and more reliably,” Mr Ulasi said.

(NAN)