Earth to Nigeria: Your population is officially a crisis | 4 takeaways from latest United Nations data

By the year 2050, Africa will be the most populous place in the world and Nigeria will be the third most populated country in the world. The population of Nigeria is expected to surpass that of the US to become the third as the population of China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the United States of... Read More

Thinking Through

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June 22, 2017

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Nigeria’s population to overtake US by 2050 – UN

The United Nations (UN) has said Nigeria’s population is set to overtake the US by 2050. The current population of US is over 322 million, while Nigeria has more than 180 million. In a recent reports, the agency listed both nations among nine countries that would account for half of the world’s population growth from... Read More

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September 5, 2016

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All the things that should worry you about Nigeria — according to the UN

“Nigeria in serious crisis” “Nigeria deeply divided” “Serious crisis in Nigeria” These are variations of the headlines on major news sites in Nigeria today. They all mean that things are really bad in Nigeria right now, according to a United Nations report. The report was read during a consultative meeting on the formulation of the UN... Read More

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