The National Population Commission (NPC) has warned Nigerians to be careful of fraudulent website recruiting for 2025 census.
The NPC Director of Public Affairs, Taibat Oloruntoba disclosed this in a press release on Thursday.
The statement read, “The attention of the commission was drawn to a fake website created by some mischief makers concerning the purported recruitment for the 2025 Population and Housing Census to defraud unsuspecting citizens.”
“The NPC wishes to inform the public that there is. nothing like census Ad-hoc Staff recruitment exercise at the moment as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR has not issued a proclamation date for the conduct of the next Population and Housing Census.”
,“Whenever the president fixes a date for the conduct of the upcoming Population and Housing Census, the commission will then announced the recruit Ad-hoc staff for the census exercise, adding that it will be announced on the national media and the NPC social media platforms and website.
” NPC hereby implore the general public to disregard the fake website and its false information trending online to avoid falling victim to swindlers.”
“Nigerians are advised always to get the correct information concerning the commission’s activities on the official NPC social media handles and website.
“We will continue to update the populace on developments regarding the conduct of the first biometric Population and Housing Census in Nigeria as events unfold. We urge everyone to support the commission to ensure a successful census exercise, “it added.