Nigeria's Population Hits 190 Million
Tobi Aworinde, Abuja The National Population Commission has estimated that the population of the country has hit 190 million.
The Director-General of the commission, Dr Ghaji Ismail, who spoke at a press conference tagged '25 Years of ICPD: Accelerating the Promise,' on Tuesday, said it was imperative to conduct another census as soon as possible.
Ismail said, "Based on data available to us, the present population is about 190 million.
"It strengthens our case that we should have undertaken another census; the last one was in 2006 and we should have had another in 2016 in line with the 10-year global requirement."
He added, "For the last three to four years, we have been preparing and there is a process which gives us a lot of hope that this will soon be addressed."
The Director-General of the commission, Dr Ghaji Ismail, who spoke at a press conference tagged '25 Years of ICPD: Accelerating the Promise,' on Tuesday, said it was imperative to conduct another census as soon as possible.
Ismail said, "Based on data available to us, the present population is about 190 million.
"It strengthens our case that we should have undertaken another census; the last one was in 2006 and we should have had another in 2016 in line with the 10-year global requirement."
He added, "For the last three to four years, we have been preparing and there is a process which gives us a lot of hope that this will soon be addressed."
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