{"id":8619,"date":"2018-04-11T13:12:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T13:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=8619"},"modified":"2018-04-11T13:12:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T13:12:40","slug":"we-are-now-198-million-says-population-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=8619","title":{"rendered":"We are now 198 million, says population commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"main-header\">\n<div class=\"top-menu\n\t\t sticky-scroll-up\t\t contain-to-grid\t\t\t show-for-small-only\"><\/p>\n<nav class=\"top-bar\" data-topbar=\"\" data-sticky_height=\"0\" data-distance=\"245\" data-options=\"sticky_on: small; back_text: Back\"><strong>Source: www.nan.ng<\/strong><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>The National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria\u2019s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an average annual growth rate of about 6.5 per cent\u2029.<\/p>\n<section class=\"top-bar-section\">\n<div align=\"right\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"inner_wrapper\" class=\"inner_wrapper hide-on-mobile-menu \">\n<div class=\"row full-width\">\n<div class=\"inner_content\">\n<div class=\"row has-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"post-93281 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-headlines category-news tag-nigerias-population tag-nigerians\">\n<div class=\"row vc_row in-container\">\n<div class=\"medium-8 column left\">\n<article id=\"post-93281\" data-postid=\"93281\" data-guid=\"http:\/\/www.nan.ng\/?p=93281\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.nan.ng\/news\/nigerians-now-198m-npc-boss\/\">\n<div class=\"row collapse article-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-9 right column\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"post-body  xt-post-content\">\nChairman of NPC, Mr Eze Duruiheoma, stated this in New York while delivering Nigeria\u2019s statement on Sustainable Cities, Human Mobility and International Migration at the 51st Session of Commission on Population and Development.<br \/>\nDuruiheoma said: \u201cNigeria remains the most populous in Africa, the seventh globally with an estimated population of over 198 million.<br \/>\n\u201cThe recent World Population Prospects predicts that by 2050, Nigeria will become the third most populated country in the world.<br \/>\n\u201cOver the last 50 years, the Nigeria\u2019s urban population has grown at an average annual growth rate of more than 6.5 per cent without commensurate increase in social amenities and infrastructure.<br \/>\n\u201dIt grew substantially from 17.3 in 1967 to 49.4 per cent in 2017. In addition, the 2014 World Urbanisation Prospects report, predicts that by 2050, most of the population \u2013 70 per cent \u2013 will be residing in cities.<br \/>\n\u201dThe 2010 human mobility Survey report revealed that 23 per cent of the sampled population were of more females than males\u201d.<br \/>\nHe said the category of population mostly engaged in urbanisation and migration were young people of teenage and adolescents\u2019 girls and boys, women of child bearing age and the working age population.<br \/>\nHe said existing urbanisation trend coupled with internally displaced persons (IDPs) in cities, pose critical challenges to securing sustainability of our cities, including efforts to make them smart and responsive to human influx.<br \/>\n\u201dThe Displacement Tracking Matrix round XXI of January 2018 identified estimated 1.7 million IDPs in over 321,580 households across six states of North-East Nigeria with 40 per cent residing in camp-like settings in urban areas plus 1.4 million returnees.<br \/>\n\u201dThe number of IDPs represented 4.5 per cent increase compared to the 1,702,680 identified in Round XX (Dec. 2017).\u201d<br \/>\nDuruiheoma said like in other developing countries, Nigerian cities hosted wide spread poverty, under-employment and unemployment at an average of 18.4 per cent, according to the National Bureau of Statistics 2017 report.<br \/>\nThe NPC boss bemoaned the insecurity and inadequate and inequitable health care services for adolescents and women of child bearing age.<br \/>\n\u201dNigeria continues to commit to solving the challenges of insurgents in the Northeast, which has induced a high number of internally displaced persons.<br \/>\n\u201cWe acknowledge that women, children and particularly the girl child are often the most vulnerable in these displacements, and in this regard, we remain focused on the wellbeing of these vulnerable parts of our population.\u2029\u201dWe are committed to providing adequate health care services, reducing maternal mortality, rebuilding safe schools and empowering our women, ensuring no one is left behind in terms of achieving sustainable development.\u201d<br \/>\nDuruiheoma said these challenges adversely impacted on the quality of life and standards of living of the urban populace.<br \/>\nAccording to him, Nigeria stays committed to the twin goals of the Habitat Agenda \u2013 adequate shelter for all and the development of sustainable human settlements in an urbanising world. 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