Tag: population
Nigeria’s population may reach 350 million by 2050 — World Bank
Banga said that in the past decade, the bank has helped 120 governments tackle corruption and is currently working with…
Formulate policies on the aged, demographer advises Federal Govt
An Abuja based demographer, Mr Adebayo Oluwadare, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to set right policies that…
China’s population shrinks first time in 70 years
China’s population shrank last year for the first time in 70 years, experts said, warning of a “demographic crisis” that…
Nigeria’s Taxpayer Population Hits 33m-Fowler
Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB) and Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Mr. Tunde Fowler says the country’s taxpayer…
Brazil to have more elders than children by 2040 – Statistics agency
Brazil’s population is gradually aging and the country is expected to have more elders than children by 2040, local statistics…
Nigeria projected to add 189m people between 2018-2050
Nigeria has been projected to add no fewer than 189 million people to its current population between 2018 and 2050,…
68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050 – UN
Fifty-five percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by…
European Union urged to improve access to donor sperm to boost population
The world’s largest sperm bank has recently warned the European Union (EU) that access to donor sperms must be improved…
Commission puts Nigeria’s official population at 198m
The National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria’s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an…
Population, Education And Nigeria’s Cycle Of Poverty
Nigeria’s population today is ranked seventh in the world at over 192 million and is projected to grow exponentially to…
Still on Lagos special status
Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos is currently experiencing such phenomenal population explosion that it is being projected to be the 3rd largest…
Nigeria’s population set to overtake US, says UN
In 2013, the World Bank put the population of Nigeria at 173.6 million while an estimation by the United States…
Political Apathy And The Vicious Circle Of Poverty
By Akido Agenro It is not for nothing that a nation so endowed as Nigeria has failed to harness its…
Quarter of world population will be African by 2050 – UNICEF
A quarter of the world’s population will be African within 35 years, the UN children’s agency said on Tuesday, as…
South Africa targets screening whole population for AIDS
South Africa’s government plans to extend AIDS tests to the country’s entire population and speed up antiretroviral treatment of those…