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Nigeria: Nigerian Population Hits 198 Million, 7th Largest in the World
This Day, 12 April 2018
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… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria High Fertility Rate Fueling Underdevelopment - Experts
Vanguard, 10 April 2018
When John and Josephine Adigwe got married several years back, all they could think about at that time, was making babies. Read more »
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Nigeria: Population Commission Puts Nigeria's Population At 198 Million
Vanguard, 11 April 2018
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… Read more »
198 Million Nigerians Make Country Seventh Largest in World
The National Population Commission has put Nigeria's population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an average annual rate of about 6.5 percent. Nigeria is now projected to become the third most-populated country in the world in the next 30 years. The last census was conducted in 2006, when Nigeria had an estimated 186 million people.
