The National Population Commission (NPC) has reassured Nigerians of the safety of its server and data as the 2023 National Population and Housing Census draws closer.
In a statement issued on Monday consequent to an earlier claim that the NPC server has been hacked, the NPC’s Director of Public Affairs Dr. Isiaka Yahaya reiterates the commitment of the commission to a credible and acceptable census. He added that the claim the commission’s server was hacked was completely false and misleading.
The statement reads in part: “We wish to assure the public that the security of the data for the 2023 Population and Housing Census is absolutely guaranteed.
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“The commission is committed to upholding the highest standards of data protection and maintaining the trust placed in us by the Nigerian population.”
Yahaya explained that the Commission’s Chairman, Alhaji Nasir Kwarra’s visit to the United Nations to attend the 56th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development was to the benefit of the country.
He said the chairman also presented Nigeria’s statement on ‘Population and Development’ at the global event and has since returned to the country ahead of preparations for the first digital Census in Nigeria.
“Over the years, it has been the standard practice for the Chairman of the Commission to attend the annual event on Population and Development in line with the mandate of NPC as the coordinating agency on population matters in Nigeria.
“Consequently, the public is advised to disregard the false statement trending online about the hacking of the commission’s server and the subsequent travel of the NPC Chairman to restore the purported hacked server,” he said.
He assured of the commission’s determination to continue to update the populace on developments regarding the 2023 Population and Housing Census as events unfold.
Yahaya solicited Nigerians’ support to ensure a secure and successful 2023 Census exercise.