NATIONAL BUREAU OF STA TISTICS
PROCEEDINGS
2007 AFRICAN STATISTICS DAY CELEBRATION IN NIGERIA: 20TH NOVEMBER, 2007
Federal Republic of Nigeria November, 2007
CONTENTS
1. PREFACE 2. COMMUNIQUE 3. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 4. WELCOME ADDRESS 5. KEYNOTE ADDRESS 6. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS 7. PAPERS PRESENTED 8. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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PREFACE
The 2007 African statistics Day celebration in Nigeria was held in Abuja on Tuesday 20th November, 2007. The celebration however was in conformity with the meeting of African Ministers responsible for Economic planning and Development at the twenty-fifth sessions of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in May 1990 which declared 18th November of every year as African Statistics Day, to be celebrated each year. The objective of this declaration was to ensure the creation of awareness on the important role of statistics in all aspects of social and economic life. This celebration day is observed by every African country annually with series of activities such as seminars, symposium, Jingles on Television, Radio etc. Accordingly, Nigeria has been consistently observing the African Statistics day every year as a medium for the promotion of the production and usage of statistics in the Country and to serve as an advocacy tool for raising awareness of the importance of statistics throughout Africa. The opening ceremony commenced with a welcome address by the Director-General, National of Bureau of Statistics,Dr. Vincent O.
Akinyosoye, followed by a keynote Address by the Honourable Minister and Deputy chairman/CEO, National Planning Commission (NPC), Senator Sanusi Daggash, ably represented by the Coordinating Director
(Administration) National Planning Commission, Alhaji. D.M. Shehu. Also in attendance was the Chairperson, Senate Committee on National Planning, Senator Hajia Zainab Kure.
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The two addresses emphasized the critical roles of African Statistics Day celebration every year as a medium and tool for promotion and advocating the awareness, usage, supply and production of statistics in the country. There were three major scientific presentations with Prof. Eniola

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