The United Nation projects Nigeria’s population to reach 237,527,782 by 2025, up from 235,072,214 in December 2024, according to Worldometer data.

Nigeria must prioritise investment in education, health and infrastructure to harness the opportunities of its huge population.

Nigeria's population is growing at an exponential rate. Harnessing the potential of youth is possible if the right measures are taken, experts say. Otherwise, the country's problems could grow worse.

NIGERIA’S population is already bursting at its seams leading to immense and deleterious pressures on its socioeconomic health. Yet, alarming projections indicate that a worse fate may befall ...

MAGAZINE Will Nigeria’s booming population lead it to prosperity or poverty? By 2050 Africa’s most populous nation could have nearly 400 million people squeezed into a country one-tenth the ...

Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa and the sixth globally, stands at a demographic crossroads. With a population estimated at over 222 million—70%

Nigeria's population is estimated at more than 200 million and the U.N. expects that figure to double by 2050. That would make Nigeria the world's third most populous country, behind China and ...

Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, says that the 2023 population and housing census will involve the use of digital maps, questionnaires and cloud computing.