Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    SweetCrudeReportsSweetCrudeReports
    Subscribe
    • Home
    • Oil
    • Gas
    • Power
    • Solid Minerals
    • Labour
    • Financing
    • Freight
    • Community Development
    • E-Editions
    SweetCrudeReportsSweetCrudeReports
    Home » Nigeria sets date for first census in 17 years

    Nigeria sets date for first census in 17 years

    January 22, 2023
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp
    *Calabar carnival, the largest street party in Nigeria

    Abuja — Nigeria will start its first national census in 17 years at the end of March, as authorities in Africa’s most populous country seek updated data on the exact population and the size of different ethnic groups, an official said late on Friday.

    Nigeria’s estimated population is more than 200 million and the United Nations expects that to double by 2050. That would make Nigeria the world’s third most populous country, overtaking the United States.

    Census figures in Nigeria affect the sharing of oil revenues and political representation among the 36 states and 300 ethnic groups. Previous counts were discredited after disputes among the three main groups, the Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo.

    Nasir Isah Kwara, chairman of the National Population Commission, told reporters census counting would be conducted from March 29 to April 2, more than a month after Nigerians go to the polls to vote for a new president.

    Nigeria initially planned the census in 2021 but authorities postponed the process on the grounds of widespread insecurity, especially in the north where an Islamist insurgency and kidnappings for ransom have been raging.

    *Felix Onuah, MacDonald Dzirutwe, Editing: Helen Popper – Reuters

    Follow us on twitter

    Related News

    Nigeria loses N710bn to gas flaring in four months

    MAJI urges FG to ban single-use plastics, attract green investment

    Nigeria’s renewable power capacity to reach 1.7GW in 2035

    E-book
    Resilience Exhibition

    Latest News

    US oil/gas rig count falls for 6th week to 2021 lows – Baker Hughes

    June 8, 2025

    Demand for US light sweet crude drops as OPEC+ ramps up output

    June 8, 2025

    ‘Ebonyi communities face pollution, abuse from Chinese mining firms’

    June 8, 2025

    Nigeria loses N710bn to gas flaring in four months

    June 8, 2025

    NNPCL cuts workforce by 197 employees in one year

    June 8, 2025
    Demo
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    • Opec Daily Basket
    • Oil
    • Power
    • Gas
    • Freight
    • Financing
    • Labour
    • Technology
    • Solid Mineral
    • Conferences/Seminars
    • Community Development
    • Nigerian Content Initiative
    • Niger-Delta Question
    • Insurance
    • Other News
    • Focus
    • Feedback
    • Hanging Out With Markson

    Subscribe for Updates

    Get the latest energy news from Sweetcrudereports.

    Please wait...
    Please enter all required fields Click to hide
    Correct invalid entries Click to hide
    © 2025 Sweetcrudereports.
    • About Us
    • Advertise with us
    • Privacy Policy

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.