The National Population Commission has denied insinuations

that the 2023 Population and Housing Census would canvass

questions on religion and religious affiliations of respondents.

The clarification was made following a viral audio message

circulating on WhatsApp insinuating that religious affiliations

of respondents will be canvassed in the 2023 Population and

Housing Census.

However, in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs,

Isiaka Yahaya, stressed that the commission had excluded

such items on its questionnaire to save the census data from

needless controversies and attention.