The Meaning of National Population Commission (NPC) of Nigeria which was established by the Federal Government in 1988. It has the function and powers to collect, analyze and disseminate population/demographic data in the country to ascertain the population of the nation as a whole. The NPC also has the mandated to undertake demographic sample surveys, compile, collate and publish migration and civil registration statistics as well as monitor the country’s Population Policy.
The Commission was reconstituted in 2011 with a Chairman and 37 members representing each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The Commission has a network of offices covering all the administrative tiers of the country: Federal, State and Local Government Areas (LGAs). Nigeria Population according to the last Population Census report was in the region of 180,000,000 (170 million).
Functions Of National Population Commission (NPC)
Below are some of the key Functions and Roles Of National Population Commission
- Undertake periodic enumeration of population through sample survey, censuses or otherwise.
- Establish and maintain machinery for continuous and universal registration of births and deaths throughout the federation.
- Advise the President on Population matters;
- Publish and provide information data on population for the purpose of facilitating economic and development planning; and
- Appointment and train or arrange for the appointment and training of enumerators or other staff of the Commission.
NPC National Population Commission State Offices In Nigeria
Head Office Address:
National Population Commission of Nigeria,
No. 1 Masaka Close
Off Olusegun Obasanjo Way,Wuse Zone 7, Abuja, Nigeria
Email: info@population.gov.ng
Phone: +234 (0)9 234 3173
Website:http://www.population.gov.ng
State Director | State Office Address |
Abia State Director | No. 8 Ojike Street, P.M.B. 7221, Umuahia, Abia |
Adamawa State Director | 3rd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, P.M.B. 2151, Yola, Adamawa |
Akwa Ibom State Director | 15, Akpan Essien Lane, P.M.B. 1076, Uyo, Akwa Ibom |
Anambra State Director | P.M.B. 5041, Awka |
Bayelsa State Director | P.M.B. 61, Yenogoa |
Bauchi State Director | P.M.B. 0274, Bauchi |
Benue State Director | New Otukpo Road, P.M.B. 102293, Makurdi |
Borno State Director | P.M.B. 1068, Maiduguri |
Cross River State Director | Club Road, P.M.B. 1034, Calabar |
Delta State Director | Benin/Asaba Highway, Opp. Police Headquarters, P.M.B. 4013, Asaba |
Ebonyi State Director | No. 27, Afikpo Road, Abakaliki |
Edo State Director | No. 167, Ikpoba Street, Opposite PDP Secretariat, Benin City |
Ekiti State Director | P.M.B. 5204, Ado Ekiti |
Enugu State Director | No. 7, Ridgeway, G.R.A. Enugu |
Gombe State Director | Federal Low Cost, Along Nana Aisha Islamiya, Off Bauchi Road, P.M.B. 84, Gombe |
Imo State Director | Federal Secretariat Complex, Owerri PortHarcourt Road, Owerri, Imo |
Jigawa State Director | 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat, Dutse Jigawa |
Kaduna State Director | Wurno Road, P.M.B. 2156, Kaduna |
Kano State Director | No. 17, Ibrahim Dabo Road, Yankabba, P.M.B. 3199, Kano |
Katsina State Director | No. 62 Murtala Moh, Katsina |
Kebbi State Director | Rafin Bara, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi |
Kogi State Director | No. 128 Okene Raod, P.M.B. 1044, Lokoja, Kogi |
Kwara State Director | Ahmadu Bello Avenue, Opposite NYSC Secretariat, P.M.B. 1426, Ilorin, Kwara |
Lagos State Director | Babs Animashun Road, Surulere, Lagos |
Nassarawa State Director | Minna Housing Estate, Jos Road, Lafia, Nassarawa |
Niger State Director | Federal Secretariat, P.M.B. 82, Minna, Niger |
Ogun State Director | Ogun State Office, Federal Secretariat, Oke lewo, Abeokuta, Ogun |
Osun State Director | Old Secretariat, Gbongan/Ibadan Road, P.M.B. 4321, Oshogbo, Osun |
Ondo State Director | |
Oyo State Director | Federal Secretariat, Ikolaba, P.M.B. 5384, Ibadan, Oyo |
Plateau State Director | No. 4 Yakubu Gowon Way, P.M.B. 2104, Jos, Plateau |
Rivers State Director | Moscow Road, P.M.B. 5121, PortHarcourt, Rivers |
Sokoto State Director | No 3 Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki Road, P.M.B. 2175, Sokoto |
Taraba State Director | No. 10 Magami Road, P.M.B. 1047, Jalingo, Taraba |
Yobe State Director | Federal Secretariat, P.M.B. 1019, Damaturu, Yobe |
Zamfara State Director | G.R.A. Sokoto Road, Opposite Govt. Science Secondary School, Gusau, Zamfara |
Please what about ondo state?? I need answer ASAP..