The Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population, has paid a condolence visit to the National Population Commission (NPC) at its headquarters in Abuja to commiserate with the Commission over the death of its chairman, Dr. Aminu Yusuf. The Committee led by its Chairman, Senator Dr. Victor Umeh, yesterday, was received by the Fe...
•Late Aminu Yusuf Wushishi The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Dr Aminu Yusuf Wushishi , is dead. Wushishi reportedly died today, Friday, August 28, 2026, with news of his death reaching Minna, the Niger State capital, around the time of the Juma’at prayer. His death has thrown his associates and political circles into mourning...
The National Population Commission (NPC) says birth registration coverage in Nigeria stands at 57 per cent, while death registration remains below 20 per cent, leaving millions of vital events undocumented annually. The Chairman of the Commission, Dr Aminu Yusuf, disclosed this today in Abuja at a news conference on the nationwide commencement...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Yusuf, as Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), along with two other nominees as Federal Commissioners. The confirmation followed the presentation and consideration of the report by the Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population during ple...
The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that only the commission has the constitutional mandate to issue birth, death, and attestation certificates in Nigeria. Mrs Blessyn Brume-Ataguba, Federal Commissioner representing Delta State in NPC, made the clarification today, reports Vanguard. She said, ”As a way of reaching out to the aud...

