Whitey Ford
05-03-2019, 09:37 AM
Nigeria: Govt Faults UN Agency Over Nigeria's Population Figures (https://allafrica.com/stories/201904300136.html)
The United Nations and National Population Commission, NPC, yesterday, disagreed over Nigeria's current population figure.
While the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in its 2019 state of the world population report said the country's population has hit a new high of 201 million, the NPC said the UN's figure was a mere assumption.
Report: Nigeria’s Rising Population a Ticking Time Bomb
(https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/05/02/report-nigerias-rising-population-a-ticking-time-bomb/)
The failure by policymakers in Nigeria to match the rising rate of reproduction with a corresponding level of productivity in the country, “has set the stage for a ticking time bomb,” a report has warned.
Lagos-based investment and financial advisory company, the Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC), stated this in its latest bi-monthly economic update obtained yesterday.
While Nigeria recorded Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 1.93 per cent in 2018, the country’s population growth rate is currently at about three per cent.
In fact, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday stated that Nigeria’s population currently stands at an all-time high of 201 million, representing an increase of 5.1 million from the 195.9 million it said the country had in October last year.
The United Nations and National Population Commission, NPC, yesterday, disagreed over Nigeria's current population figure.
While the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in its 2019 state of the world population report said the country's population has hit a new high of 201 million, the NPC said the UN's figure was a mere assumption.
Report: Nigeria’s Rising Population a Ticking Time Bomb
(https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/05/02/report-nigerias-rising-population-a-ticking-time-bomb/)
The failure by policymakers in Nigeria to match the rising rate of reproduction with a corresponding level of productivity in the country, “has set the stage for a ticking time bomb,” a report has warned.
Lagos-based investment and financial advisory company, the Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC), stated this in its latest bi-monthly economic update obtained yesterday.
While Nigeria recorded Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 1.93 per cent in 2018, the country’s population growth rate is currently at about three per cent.
In fact, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday stated that Nigeria’s population currently stands at an all-time high of 201 million, representing an increase of 5.1 million from the 195.9 million it said the country had in October last year.