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Nigeria’s population

Yemi Osinbajo gives hints on Nigeria’s population in 2050

David Feb 18, 2020 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the country's population will be hitting 543 million by 2050.Osinbajo said the increase in Nigeria's population would be more of a burden than an asset for the nation without a…

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Video: UN projects Nigeria’s popultion to 189m by 2050

News Agency of Nigeria May 18, 2018 0

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in an earlier report said Nigeria, which currently ranks seventh, would be the third most populous country by 2050 and likely to replace the U.S.The World Health Organisation will…

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Nigeria’s population now 198m – NPC

Prudence Arobani Apr 11, 2018 0

The National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria’s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an average annual growth rate of about 6.5 per centChairman of NPC, Mr Eze Duruiheoma, stated this in…