The House of Representatives is pushing to reform Nigeria’s statistical system with a new bill aimed at replacing the existing Statistics Act of 2007, which lawmakers argued can no longer cope with the demands of a fast-changing digital economy.
Speaking on Monday at a public hearing on the Statistics Bill, 2025 held in Abuja, Adegboyega Isiaka, Chairman of the House Committee on National Planning and Economic Development, said the review became necessary because the 2007 law can no longer serve the realities of the 21st century digital environment.
He noted that modern data systems now rely on tools such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, geospatial technologies and real-time data platforms, which were not fully captured in the old legal framework.
Isiaka said the bill has already passed first and second reading in the House and is now at the public hearing stage to gather stakeholder input. He urged participants to
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