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Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by aieromon(m): 10:46am On Mar 27, 2023 |
The math is just not mathing up! I remember that day in 2011 when the world population was said to have hit seven billion. I was passing the lobby of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel and the TV at the reception was on BBC. I paused to listen to the momentous news before moving on to the nearby bank. The BBC reporter was in Accra’s Agbogbloshie market, and the camera would zoom in and out on black pregnant women, as the reporter ran commentary about how the world population had exploded, and all the dangers that came with that. I found it very distasteful that they would choose to locate their news coverage in Africa and then focus on pregnant black women. The general gist that the BBC was silently passing across to the world was that black people were the ones populating the world indiscriminately. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by aieromon(m): 10:46am On Mar 27, 2023 |
My concern today is our election numbers. I have discussed this with a number of people but the explanation they give does not convince me. Let’s look at this very scary phenomenon. In 1993, the total number of voters in the general (presidential) election was 25.4 million. In 1999, the number rose to 30 million. Good. In 2003, the number further rose to a whooping 42 million. But since then something different has been happening. We saw a reduction to 35 million in 2007, then it rose to 39 million in 2011. In 2015, the total votes were a total of 29 million. While in 2019, the number fell to 27 million. Surprisingly, in the year 2023, with so much information dissemination, awareness and youth participation, when there was indeed a surge in new registrations (9.5 million), and the electoral commission (INEC) had 93 million people on the register, we couldn’t manage more than 25.2 million votes. This number is less than what we had in 1993, 30 years ago. 1 Like
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Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by aieromon(m): 10:46am On Mar 27, 2023 |
With a population of 220 million people, perhaps we should have about 150 million eligible to vote in the first place. How does this get prised down to 93 million, and then 25.2 million on election day – a figure lower than what we had 30 years ago? The key factor that has changed over time, is the efficiency of technology. We struggle so hard not to comply with it but it gets us all in the end. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/589235-nigerias-population-is-a-lot-less-than-220-million-by-tope-fasua.html |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by N3TRAL: 10:46am On Mar 27, 2023 |
The message is the opinion of the author - facts. Nigeria's population and total votes cast in the presidential election are mutually exclusive. There are a plethora of factors that influence total votes cast and they include, but not limited to, voter apathy, religious views like the Jehovah witnesses, unsoundness of the body or mind, extreme old age, not being around in the country during elections, travelling out of the region where you registered to vote before the general elections, and taking part in the conduct of elections (almost a million NYSC members, INEC ad hoc staff , lecturers, soldiers, police men, etc do not vote because they are responsible for conducting the election). Nigeria's life expectancy rate is low. It presupposes that the bulk of the population of the country are young people. Nigerians under the ages of 18 do not register or vote during elections. During census, no group in the country is excluded from the head count. |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by Flier: 10:48am On Mar 27, 2023 |
If 94 million could register for election,that means we are close to 250 million because 80 percent of people i know does not have voters card Just look at the number of under 18 and old age. Now let compare it to America where are almost all adult votes,160 million voter and 300 million population Mind you in Nigeria,about 3 percent of the population have no access to anything be it,ability to vote,electricity or road So i believe Nigerias population is close to 300 million 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by sleek214(m): 10:49am On Mar 27, 2023 |
They keep throwing figures. If a proper census is carried out today, Nigeria population will be less than 150 million 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by Nobody: 10:53am On Mar 27, 2023 |
Seriously I feel the figures are probably exaggerated. Then I fear if we carry out a census, incompetence and corruption constantly reflecting in the Nigerian government will mar the process 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by Flier: 10:53am On Mar 27, 2023 |
UnusualEmissary:It is not exagerated |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by Lipscomb(m): 10:56am On Mar 27, 2023 |
Well Nigerians are reducing birth rate most especially in the southern Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by sleek214(m): 10:58am On Mar 27, 2023 |
Flier:The way some of you guys reason eh, mind you, INEC pvc registration started 2010, all Ince does is to be adding to the figures we had in 2010, many people have died, many did double registration, many are also underage. The number of people from 18 years and above if more than those of 0-17. A proper and transparent census will bring our population to below 150 million |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by cunny88(m): 11:04am On Mar 27, 2023 |
It's wrong to estimate the figures based on PVC, BVN and NIN, loads off northerner and several persons in villages and hinterlands don't have any of these. I personally know a grown enlightened family man who have deliberately avoided having any those IDs. In lagos more and more empty lands get occupied each day. I think we are somtin around 250m 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by tommy589(m): 11:22am On Mar 27, 2023 |
Interesting observation Conducting census in Nigeria is just another exercise in futility. Though a good number of Nigerians are yet to register,NIN is the best source to have an idea where our population stand |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by Nobody: 11:31am On Mar 27, 2023 |
cunny88: Exactly BVN is even an inaccurate way of estimating population, especially since most people in the rural areas 1) are underbanked, 2) do not have a bank account.(That's one reason why many Northern governors were against the banking reforms...it was hitting many of their constituents who live in areas with limited or no banking service. I did my NYSC in a village area. To go for banking service meant a trip to the LG headquarters. To get to a branch of my bank, where my savings were meant a trip to the state capital (long story, there was a nearer branch but it was closed at the time). 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by Nobody: 11:36am On Mar 27, 2023 |
It is very likely we are above 200 million , if not 250 million. First PVC, and even NIN is a very flawed way of counting people...especially since most people do not have one. Second, voter apathy was great during the last eleciton, seriously speaking. The problem with census is how money is divided, and most Southerners think that the North is getting too much money. To be frank, even if our population was 100 million, and the South had 60 million, we would still not have enough oil money for all of us. In my opinion, we should devote 2 weeks for census collation, not the 5 days. |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by MasterJayJay: 11:59am On Mar 27, 2023 |
We no reach 120 million. |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by Koralords: 3:22pm On Mar 27, 2023 |
Truth be told we no pass 120 million ,look at lahos they say have over 20 million people ,people cam out for this election and the totals votes is not over 2million, That's why I look at those that says this election is not credible ,go check the last elections and see the number of votes in kano,kaduna,yoyo,rivers,Katsina How the votes has so much reduced cos of bvas 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by Land233: 12:51pm On Apr 08, 2023 |
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Re: Nigeria’s Population Is A Lot Less Than 220 Million - Tope Fasua by ManOfMan: 1:39pm On Apr 08, 2023 |
The OP may actually be right. Over the last 15 year or so, Boko Haram, other terrorists from from countries bothering Nigeria in the north, Fulani Herdsmen, Bandits, kidnappers, UGM, ESN, SARS, Ritual Killers, Head Hunters, APC-induced hunger, Covid 19, brain drain, the japa syndrome, not to talk of village people, have all collaborated to drastically reduced the population of Nigeria |
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