Updating your news feed...
NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. Published by Africa’s international award-winning journalist, Mr. Isaac Umunna, NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s first truly professional online daily newspaper. It is published from Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and media hub, and has a provision for occasional special print editions. Thanks to our vast network of sources and dedicated team of professional journalists and contributors spread across Nigeria and overseas, NEWS EXPRESS has become synonymous with newsbreaks and exclusive stories from around the world.
Loading banners
Loading banners...
By FRED ITUA, Abuja
The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, has revealed that Nigeria’s population currently stands at 206 million.
The new projection is different from the previous figure of 200 million. Nigeria conducted its last census in 2006 during her administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Addressing a news conference on Tuesday, the NPC chairman said: ‘In the absence of an actual census, we do projections. We have been doing projections. As of 2020, the estimated population is 206 million. That’s the current figure we are working with.’
Speaking on birth and death registration, he said: ‘In terms of birth registration, we have about 60 per cent. For death, we have about 30 per cent. We are trying to digitise the entire process. By the time we conclude it, we will improve.’
Clearing the air on planned population census, he said: ‘At the appropriate times the President will make the proclamation. We will be ready and carry Nigerians along. We have already commenced preparation.’ (Daily Sun)
