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.