Tag: Population
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Nigeria just giant in population – Shehu Sani
Civil rights activist and social critic, Sen. Shehu Sani has said Nigeria should not only be a giant of Africa in population, but in all sectors of the economy.
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Reps to probe N200bn spent on 2023 population census
The House of Representatives is set to probe the N200 billion spent on the suspended 2023 Population and Housing Census.
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Nigeria has only 84 paediatric dentists to 200m population – NAPD
Nigeria currently has 84 qualified paediatric dentists to attend to its children, Dr. Ify Adegbulugbe, National President of the Nigerian Association of Paediatric Dentistry (NAPD) says. “There are many challenges facing oral healthcare in children. Currently, only
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2023 census will meet international best standards – NPC
The Executive Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, said the commission would generate quality data to meet international standards in the 2023 Population and Housing Census.
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Nigeria is now the 6th most populous country in the world – UNDESA
Nigeria now 6th most populous country in the world, according to a report by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. UNDESA noted in its report on Tuesday that the global population has reached an estimated 8 billion. According to the report more than half of the projected population is concentrated in just eight countries:…
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Ireland to increase state pension for workers above 66 years
Ireland on Tuesday announced that workers above 66 years would be given a higher state pension the longer they stay at work. The country was sidestepping a recommendation by a government-appointed commission to gradually increase the retirement age to 68 to help fund the ageing population.
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How to feed Nigeria’s population keeps me awake at night – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the challenge of providing basic amenities for Nigeria’s ever-increasing population. Mr Obasanjo spoke at the public presentation of the 2020 Africa Progress Group report on Tuesday in Lagos. “Over the last several years, as I travelled through cities and rural communities in Africa, my heart sinks with the sea…
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Nigeria’s unsustainable population growth rate – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Sunday, July 11, was World Population Day, a day set aside by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme to raise awareness of global population issues. Nigeria’s population at independence in 1960 was estimated to be 45,138,458. But currently it is estimated at about 211,400,708, growing at between 2.52 and…
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Why Lagos won’t vaccinate entire population against COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that his administration does not need to vaccinate over 20 million residents of the state against the deadly COVID-19. The governor disclosed this during an interview on a Channels Television’s programme. He added that the state government is engaging some companies in the production of COVID-19 vaccines for…
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NPC announces Nigeria’s new population figures
Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, has said the country’s population figure is officially 206 million. Kwarra revealed this on Tuesday while addressing reporters in Abuja on the commencement of the next Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD). The NPC boss noted that since Nigeria had not been able to hold a census in the…