2023 Census: Server Intact, Ready To Be Deployed – NPC

The above statement was contained in a statement released by the Commission on Monday and signed by Isiaka Yahaya.

Assuring Nigerians, the NPC urged the populace not to be disturbed by the viral video which was in circulation through one of its employees in Niger State, by name Sanusi Maigida, claiming that the NPC server had been hacked, thereby causing the training of the supervisors and enumerators for the census to be postponed in the State. 

However, Yahaya said in the statement that the information was untrue and added that Maigida was being disciplined for spreading false information.

He said, “The attention of the National Population Commission has been drawn to misleading and false information made by an uninformed staff of the Commission and Comptroller of the Chanchaga LGA in Niger State, Sanusi Maigida, on the hacking of the NPC server, citing this development as the reason for the postponement of the LGA training of the Supervisors and Enumerators for the 2023 Population and Housing Census.

“For record purposes, the Commission wishes to state that its server is solidly intact and ready to be deployed for the upcoming 2023 Population and Housing Census exercise.”

The NPC said as part of measures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of data for the 2023 Census, “We have implemented comprehensive security measures to safeguard our servers, applications, and IT infrastructure. We have deployed state-of-the-art technologies and industry best practices to protect our systems from potential security threats.

“These security measures include robust firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, regular security audits, encryption protocols, and multifactorial authentication for privileged accounts. We have also implemented strict access controls and user privileges and conducted continuous monitoring of our systems to detect and mitigate any potential vulnerabilities or incidents in real-time.

“Accordingly, we wish to assure the public that the security of the data for the 2023 Population and Housing is guaranteed. The Commission is committed to upholding the highest standards of data protection and maintaining the trust placed in us by the Nigerian population.”