The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says 76 percent of Nigerians are between ages 0 to 24, as the country’s population hits 195.9 million. In its UNFPA state of world population report tagged, “The power of choice: Reproductive rights and the demographic,” the UN agency revealed that 148.8 million Nigerians are under age of 25. This is contrary to the figure released by the National Population Commission (NPC) , which puts Nigeria’s population at 198 million as early as April 2018. NPC chairman, Eze Duruiheoma gave the conflicting figure while delivering Nigeria’s statement on sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration at the 51st session of commission on population and development in New York. He announced that “Nigeria remains the most populous in Africa, the seventh globally with an estimated population of over 198 million.
The UNFPA report added that 44 percent of Nigeria’s population is aged 0 to 14, while 32 percent are aged 14 to 24….
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