The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics has released a report that estimates Nigeria’s population to be 193, 392, 517, ahead of a proposed National Population Census in Nigeria later this year. This data was gathered by Nigeria’s National Population Commission. The number, which is Nigeria’s population for 2016, is about 6 million people more than United Nations’ estimate of 186,988,000. The population estimate has thrown up interesting numbers, even as the National Population Commission prepares itself for a N272 billion (Yes!) The Census conundrumHe further claimed only a valid census will put a rest to speculations and projections about Nigeria’s real population.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 07, 2018 10:41 UTC