Nigeria’s population crosses 200m mark, but 23.1% can’t find job

“Nigeria has a dynamic economy and a large population expected to double in the next two decades,” UNFPA said.

Nigeria’s population has now climbed to 201 million in 2019, figures compiled from the State of World Population Report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) show. According to the data by UNFPA, a UN organisation that focuses on population activities around the world, more than

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