BREAKING: NPC Chairman Aminu Yusuf dies after eight months in office

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr Aminu Yusuf, has died after about eight months in office.

Sources close to his family confirmed his death to Western Post on Friday, although details surrounding the circumstances of his death were not immediately available.

Yusuf assumed office as chairman of the commission on December 3, 2025, and formally resumed his official duties on the same date.

His death comes less than a year after he took over the leadership of the commission, which is responsible for population data and demographic planning in Nigeria.

Further details concerning his death and burial arrangements are expected to be announced by the family and the commission.

The commission had not issued an official statement on his death as of the time of filing this report.