The National Population Commission, NPC, Tuesday, announced that Nigeria now has an estimated population of 206 million people.

Experts have started work on a new population policy for Nigeria to replace the current one which has been in existence for over a decade.

With the right investment in health and education, Nigeria’s high population can spur economic development.

The report also noted that the population density in Nigeria is 255 per Km2 (662 people per mi2) and the total land area is 910,770 Km2 (351,650 sq. miles).

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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has observed what it calls steady decline in free distribution of condoms in Nigeria.

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The latest report from the United Nations as estimated by Worldometer has predicted the population of Nigeria to reach 237,527,782 by 2025, an increase of 235,072,214 from the population recorded ...