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The next census of Nigeria will be a detailed enumeration of the Nigerian population that will be the fifth national census in the country since Independence. [1][2][3] Censuses in Nigeria have a controversial history and the next census will be the first national census held since 2006. Over 190 Billion Naira (₦) has been allocated for the ...
Census in Nigeria. The Nigerian census has taken place irregularly since independence. It collects data on various statistics related to population and housing. It is often a controversial process with frequent allegations of data manipulation for political purposes. The 2023 census of Nigeria is the most recent to take place in the country.
Port Harcourt (Pidgin: Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa) is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. [14] It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. [15][16] It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the oil rich Niger Delta region. As of 2023, Port Harcourt's urban population is approximately ...
An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of a built environment. This section lists contiguous urban areas in Nigeria, with a population of at least 500,000. The figures here have been taken from Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study in 2016. Demographia uses maps, satellite photographs to estimate ...
The total population in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to increase to almost one billion people, making it the most populated region outside of South-Central Asia. [42] According to the United Nations, the population of Nigeria will reach 375 million by 2050. Nigeria might then be the 3rd most populous country in the world.
UTC+1 (WAT) Port Harcourt Local Government Area (PHALGA) is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State in Southern Nigeria. It is one of the 23 local government areas created for the state. Its administrative seat is located in Port Harcourt. Although the LGA consists of two different ethnic groups, the Ikwerre and Obulom (Abuloma) [1 ...
Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Benue and Kogi, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory. Named for the historic Nasarawa Emirate, the state was formed from the west of Plateau State on ...
Map of Nigerian states by population density. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on the 2006 Census figures, [1] as well as their 2019 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics. [2]