population – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 08 Nov 2023 23:23:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png population – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 President Tinubu Appoints 20 National Population Commission’s Federal Commissioners https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-appoints-20-national-population-commissions-federal-commissioners/ https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-appoints-20-national-population-commissions-federal-commissioners/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:14:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359889 President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of twenty (20) qualified Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC) with nine current Federal Commissioners being appointed to a second term in office. The list of the commissioners was released early today by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-appoints-20-national-population-commissions-federal-commissioners/feed/ 0 Is the Nigeria’s 2023 Census Necessary? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-the-nigerias-2023-census-necessary/ https://www.theinfostride.com/is-the-nigerias-2023-census-necessary/#respond Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:25:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344525 Nigeria is preparing for another round of population census rendezvous. Thanks be to God! But, if, at least, we must learn from past experiences, then, the primary question is: is the 2023 Census necessary? If one may also ask, when was the last time Nigeria held a census and how effective have previous exercises been? [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/is-the-nigerias-2023-census-necessary/feed/ 0 Nigeria misses financial inclusion target https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-misses-financial-inclusion-target/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-misses-financial-inclusion-target/#respond Sun, 06 Jun 2021 21:11:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=296262 Nigeria has missed its target of achieving 80 per cent financial inclusion of its adult population by 2020, a new report says. According to a report by the Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), 36 per cent of Nigerian adults (38 million adults), remained completely financially excluded at the end of 2020. In 2019, the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-misses-financial-inclusion-target/feed/ 0 Nigeria Is Only Developing By Population – Senator Doguwa https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-is-only-developing-by-population-senator-doguwa/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:14:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=239590 Ex-Senator, Muslihu El-Jibrin Doguwa who was chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture between 1999 and 2003 has come out to talk about the state of Nigeria. In a recent interview with Vanguard, the Managing Director of Hadejia Jamma’are River Basin Development Authority and APC member spoke about the way forward for Nigeria during these difficult times. [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s Population Is Exploding – CBN Governor https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-population-is-exploding-cbn-governor/ Thu, 16 May 2019 03:09:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=232823 CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele recently stood before the Senate Committee for a screening that will aid him to secure another five years in his position, and he voiced out that there are tough times ahead fr Nigerians due to the population explosion in the country. He said Nigeria’s population will reach 425 million in about [...]

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]]> Nigeria Is Blessed With A Dynamic Population – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-is-blessed-with-a-dynamic-population-buhari/ Sun, 07 Apr 2019 03:30:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=230692 President Muhammadu Buhari has begged world leaders to work towards reducing the gap in social and economic opportunities for citizens as solution to the current conflicts all over the world. The President, who accepted an invitation by King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, felt Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria is because of the lack [...]

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]]> We Must Create Economies For Our Population – Muhammad Sanusi II https://www.theinfostride.com/we-must-create-economies-for-our-population-muhammad-sanusi-ii/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 19:21:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=221703 The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, has attributed the high rate of migration and human trafficking in Nigeria to maladministration of the government. Sanusi also described inequality to the globalization of the economic system established by Africa as being responsible for the high migration in the continent. The Emir made this remark at [...]

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]]> More Than 60 Percent Of The Population Is Below 30 – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/more-than-60-percent-of-the-population-is-below-30-buhari/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:04:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=205292 Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his dissatisfaction with the country’s young population who want the government to hand them everything on a platter. The president also praised his administration’s performance since he was elected into office in three years ago. He said, “About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively [...]

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]]> We Have A Very Young Population – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/we-have-a-very-young-population-buhari/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:14:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=205193 Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his dissatisfaction with the country’s young population who want the government to hand them everything on a platter. The president also praised his administration’s performance since he was elected into office in three years ago. He said, “About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively [...]

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]]> Population Can Be A Liability – Abdullahi Ganduje https://www.theinfostride.com/population-can-be-a-liability-abdullahi-ganduje/ Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:53:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=201552 Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has promised to deploy the state’s population to stimulate the economy and ensure growth and development. “Population can be a liability, but we are making our population an asset, and the best way to make our population to be an asset is by developing skills acquisition among our youth. “We assure you, [...]

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]]> We Will Cater For The Needs Of The Most Vulnerable Of Our Population – Yemi Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-cater-for-the-needs-of-the-most-vulnerable-of-our-population-yemi-osinbajo/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:13:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=190385 Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the National Council on Nutrition, and the 2017 Global Nutrition Report. Inaugurating the Council at the Vice President Conference hall, Presidential Villa, Osinbajo said Nigeria must make speedy and visible progress in its fight against hunger, malnutrition and other nutritional challenges. According to the vice-president, the inauguration of the [...]

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]]> Statistician Advises FG To Conduct Population Census In Abuja https://www.theinfostride.com/statistician-advises-fg-to-conduct-population-census-in-abuja/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:50:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160426 Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Timothy Bamiduro, has advised the Federal Government to conduct population census to gauge the nation’s population for effective planning and development. Bamiduro gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He said that census was conducted every 10 years in most countries, [...]

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]]> Petrol Subsidy, Population, Rise In The Price Of Real Estate Increase Nigeria’s Mileage By 22.8% https://www.theinfostride.com/petrol-subsidy-population-rise-in-the-price-of-real-estate-increase-nigerias-mileage-by-22-8/ Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:58:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109046 Lagos Places Nigeria on Top of Global Mileage Ranking At present, Nigeria a country dependent on crude oil is experiencing a shortage of the product called petrol which has affected the daily activities of commuters. Even with the scarcity of petrol, Nigeria still comes on top in the average mileage ranking. The Carmudi team compared average country mileage [...]

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]]> Extreme Poverty to fall below 10% – World Bank https://www.theinfostride.com/extreme-poverty-to-fall-below-10-world-bank/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:19:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101946 Extreme poverty will this year fall to less than 10 percent of the global population for the first time, according to a report by the World Bank. The organisation said in Sunday’s publication that despite the drop in poverty there is still “great concern” for millions in Africa. “This is the best story in the [...]

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]]> Increase In Power Generation Attributable To Buhari’s Integrity, APC Says | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/increase-in-power-generation-attributable-to-buharis-integrity-apc-says-nigeria/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:06:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/increase-in-power-generation-attributable-to-buharis-integrity-apc-says-nigeria/ The seeming stability in power generation and an increase in its supply has been attributed to President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity. The governing All Progressives Congress, which made the assertion on Thursday, however, noted that without adequate improvement in power supply, the president may not be able to fulfil most of his campaign promises. Before the [...]

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]]> N273bn Needed For 2016 Census – NPC Boss | #NigeriaNews https://www.theinfostride.com/n273bn-needed-for-2016-census-npc-boss-nigerianews/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:30:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/n273bn-needed-for-2016-census-npc-boss-nigerianews/ The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Eze Duru Iheoma (SAN), on Monday disclosed that the proposed 2016 Census will cost the nation about N273billion.The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement said the NPC boss stated this when he led other national commissioners to brief President [...]

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]]> 800,000 Women Suffer From VVF Annually In Nigeria – UN | #NigeriaNews https://www.theinfostride.com/800000-women-suffer-from-vvf-annually-in-nigeria-un-nigerianews/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 21:30:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/800000-women-suffer-from-vvf-annually-in-nigeria-un-nigerianews/ The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) on Saturday said about 800,000 women suffered from Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) annually in Nigeria.The Country Representative of the fund in Nigeria, Ratidzai Ndhlovu, disclosed this at the graduation of 100 rehabilitated women living with obstetric Fistula in Sokoto.Ndhlovu, represented by Dr Audu Alayande, Assistant Country Representative, [...]

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]]> Number of Nigerian Students Studying Overseas Grew by 98% from 2008 [WES Report] https://www.theinfostride.com/number-of-nigerian-students-studying-overseas-grew-by-98-from-2008-wes-report/ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:50:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=74968 Read the stunning report from WES about massive increase in Nigerian students studying overseas…. From 2008 to 2012, the number of Nigerian students studying overseas at the tertiary level grew 98 percent (UIS 2012), with 14 percent of the total overseas body attending a U.S. institution of higher education. Enrollments have been increasing steadily over [...]

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]]> Android Makes Strong Headway in ‘Feature Phone’ Africa https://www.theinfostride.com/android-makes-strong-headway-in-feature-phone-africa/ Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:50:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/02/android-makes-strong-headway-in-feature-phone-africa/ SAN MATEO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 19, 2015) –  Africa is poised to become a hotbed for mobile growth and commerce in the coming years, according to Opera Mediaworks’ State of Mobile Advertising report released today. Mobile is the driving force behind the continent’s accelerating internet adoption. Based on data from two of Opera’s core businesses, [...]

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]]> Ukraine: UN urges central registration system amid rising internal displacement https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-un-urges-central-registration-system-amid-rising-internal-displacement/ Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:35:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/ukraine-un-urges-central-registration-system-amid-rising-internal-displacement/ 5 August 2014 – With thousands fleeing the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, senior United Nations officials today urged the Government to establish a central registration system which would help coordinate relief efforts for the already 117,000 internally displaced people (IDPs). “In the past seven days more than 6,200 people have been forced from their [...]

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]]> Renewed Central African Republic fighting displaces thousands of civilians – UN https://www.theinfostride.com/renewed-central-african-republic-fighting-displaces-thousands-of-civilians-un/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:35:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/renewed-central-african-republic-fighting-displaces-thousands-of-civilians-un/ 27 June 2014 – Thousands of people are fleeing new violence and reprisal attacks in and around the town of Bambari in Central African Republic (CAR) that have already left at least 45 people dead and scores more wounded, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. Violence in the town, which lies some 380 kilometres [...]

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]]> Three MSF workers among sixteen unarmed civilians killed at Boguila Hospital https://www.theinfostride.com/three-msf-workers-among-sixteen-unarmed-civilians-killed-at-boguila-hospital/ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:26:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/three-msf-workers-among-sixteen-unarmed-civilians-killed-at-boguila-hospital/ GENEVA, Switzerland, April 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sixteen civilians, including three national staff members with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), were killed during an armed robbery on MSF hospital grounds in the northern town of Boguila, in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday afternoon. MSF strongly condemns the unprovoked killing of [...]

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]]> Study reveals US seniors see slow migration to technology https://www.theinfostride.com/study-reveals-us-seniors-see-slow-migration-to-technology/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:00:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32953 American senior citizens are gradually finding their way to the Internet, but lagging the overall population in online usage, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center report showed that 59 percent of US adults age 65 or older use the Internet…

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]]> Number of Syria refugees registered in Lebanon over 1mn https://www.theinfostride.com/number-of-syria-refugees-registered-in-lebanon-over-1mn/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 06:46:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32728 The number of Syrians registered as refugees in Lebanon after fleeing war in their country has surpassed one million, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. Refugees from Syria, half of them children, now equal a quarter of Lebanon's resident population…

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]]> Nigerians Ask For Revitalization Of Pipe Borne Water https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-ask-for-revitalization-of-pipe-borne-water/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:20:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30100 As the world marks the 2014 World Water Day today (Saturday), many Nigerians have renewed the call for the erection of more pumps to ensure steady supply of pipe-borne water to the citizenry. . A cross section of people in some parts of the country expressed their views in separate interviews with reporters on Saturday. [...]

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]]> Russia probes journalist over Crimea joke https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-probes-journalist-over-crimea-joke/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:23:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29699 Russian prosecutors on Thursday were investigating a journalist who jokingly appealed to President Vladimir Putin to send troops to his region of Vologda to liberate its population from corrupt officials. In a witty appeal posted on Facebook this month…

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]]> Nigeria Has Booming Tech Market, but Lacks Local Production [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-has-booming-tech-market-but-lacks-local-production-video/ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:16:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=22420 Nigeria's population of 170 million is a growing market for smartphone manufacturers. But there's a lack of locally-made games with Africa-centered content and in stepped Nigerian entrepreneur Hugo Obi. VOA's Laurel Bowman brings us his story.

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]]> China working-age population falls https://www.theinfostride.com/china-working-age-population-falls/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:56:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=12113 China's working-age population continued to decline last year, the government said Monday, as Beijing grapples with a demographic time bomb that is one of its biggest challenges. The country introduced its controversial one-child policy in the late…

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]]> Niger’s giraffe population on the rise again https://www.theinfostride.com/nigers-giraffe-population-on-the-rise-again/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:13:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8762 ThA Ne small number of surviving giraffes in western Africa is on the rise again, after 366 were counted in southwest Niger in 2012, up from 311 the previous year, official figures published Tuesday showed. The latest figure includes 177 males and 189…

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]]> Ban On Rice Importation: Dealers Beg For ‘Last Day’ Extention https://www.theinfostride.com/ban-on-rice-importation-dealers-beg-for-last-day-extention/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:00:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8794 Rice dealers on Tuesday in Asaba appealed to the FG to extend the last day for the proposed ban on the importation of rice from 2015 to 2019. . The dealers, who made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba, said the extension would give rice farmers enough time [...]

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