Breaking: NPC chairman dies 8 months after Tinubu's appointment
- Dr Aminu Yusuf, the Chairman of the National Population Commission, died at Nizamiya Hospital in Abuja on Friday
- A source within the NPC said Yusuf had been dealing with diabetes-related complications and had collapsed several times before his death
- Yusuf was sworn in as NPC chairman by President Tinubu on December 3, 2025, less than a year before his reported death
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Dr Aminu Yusuf, the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), has died in Abuja. He passed away at Nizamiya Hospital following the Jummah prayer on Friday, August 28.
A source inside the commission disclosed that Yusuf had fallen ill five days before his death while preparing to travel to Rwanda. The source said he had been managing diabetes-related complications for some time before he died.
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Yusuf's health had raised concerns before his death
The NPC chairman reportedly collapsed on several occasions, both at his office and at public functions. One of those incidents was confirmed to have taken place on March 13, when he collapsed during a press briefing held to launch the APLS 13 Report. Witnesses at the event said he had difficulty breathing and remained seated until medical doctors on the scene stepped in to revive him. He was taken to hospital afterwards.
Daily Trust reported that the source said Yusuf's remains were transported to Minna, Niger State, for burial on the same evening he died.
President Bola Tinubu appointed Yusuf as NPC chairman in 2025, and the Senate subsequently confirmed him. He was officially sworn in on December 3, 2025, alongside two other members of the NPC board. The State House had identified him as 65 years old at the time of the ceremony.
Brief tenure leading Nigeria's population data agency
Yusuf's death came less than a year after he formally assumed leadership of the commission, which is responsible for managing population data and overseeing the registration of vital events across Nigeria.
He held a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master's degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy, both from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He also obtained a doctorate in International Relations from Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
As of the time this report was filed, the National Population Commission had not released any official statement confirming his death.
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