Abuja, Nigeria - October 08, 2025 Nigeria launches 7th Multiple Indicator Household Survey The Federal Government has commenced the seventh Round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey(MICS7) to inform policy and development goals, pledging a successful conduct of the survey. The MICS7 titled “Data for Progress" was launched by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS), in collaboration with UNICEF and other development partners in Abuja . Adeyemi Adeniran, Statistician-General (S-G) of the Federation said the nationwide survey was aimed at gathering detailed information on the welfare and living conditions of households, with a focus on children, women, adolescents, and other household members. “The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, which is usually called MICS, is the seventh round that we are conducting in Nigeria, which is implemented by the NBS in collaboration with UNICEF and other development partners. “The MICS is a flagship household-based survey that gives us detailed information about the welfare and condition of households, the children, and women within the household, as well as adolescents and other members of the household. “ There are a lot of modules or topics covered by the MICS, ranging from the issue of education, functional education, the issue of upbringing, development of the children in the household, the issue of food security within the household, and the time use of all members of the household. “Immunisation coverage by children within the households, and a lot of other data or information that are very useful for making policies that will impact the lives of our children and women in Nigeria. “This survey has been conducted over the years, and each time, each round of the survey, we always do it in collaboration with other ministries, departments, and agencies.” Adeniran said the survey would cover no fewer than 37,000 households across the 36 states in Nigeria, including both urban and rural areas. The S-G said one of the key innovations in the 7th round of the survey was the ability to disaggregate data down to the local government level, providing more detailed insights into the needs of different communities. Adeniran said the final results of the survey were expected to be released in August 2026, after data collection, processing, and analysis had been completed. Dr Rowank Khan, UNICEF Deputy Representative to Nigeria, praised the Nigerian government for its commitment to conducting the survey for the seventh time, noting that some countries had stopped doing the survey. Khan emphasised the need for an accurate survey to ensure quality data for evidence-based planning for Nigerian children and citizens. “So UNICEF is a co-partner of this survey, mainly to understand the situation of children in Nigeria, so we need to understand the social indicators of these children. “Are they going to school? Are they being vaccinated? Are they being protected from different kinds of situations? And so this will help us to understand the situation of children. “But also this will allow the policy makers to make policies and plans so that their situation can be improved.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MICS which was first conducted in 2005, is a household survey developed by UNICEF to assist countries in filling data gaps for monitoring human development indicators in general and the situation of children and women, in particular.