Tag: population
How many voters are there in Nigeria? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Numeracy is a Nigerian problem but electoral democracy is about counting numbers. Nigerians will vote to elect a president and national legislators on...
World’s Population Just Hours Away From Reaching 8bn
United Nations, - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday projected that the world’s population would reach 8 billion by the...
2023 Census: NPC assures of counting special population, locations
By IKENNA OSUOHA
MARARABA- The National Population Commission (NPC) on Thursday assured of the commission’s preparedness to conduct an all-inclusive census by counting and mapping...
NPC ready to conduct first digital population census in Nigeria –...
Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra has said that the NPC would be ready in May 2022 to conduct...
FUD Dutse to provide accomodation to 50% student population – Official
The Management of the Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa, says it has initiated sound policies and programmes to facilitate provision of decent accomodation to...
Constitutional amendment: South-West proposes 6 regions; demand LG autonomy, resource control
ABUJA - Governors in the South-West geopolitical zone have proposed conversion of the present six geopolitical zones into federating units, as part of the...
Why we chose Ghana over Nigeria for Africa office, by twitter
Microblogging and social networking service provider, Twitter, has explained why it chose to locate its Africa office in Ghana and not Nigeria.
Twitter has recently...
Nigeria’s population figure questioned in Senate
Nigeria’s estimated 200 million population figure, on Tuesday, took centre stage on the floor of the Senate. According to a senator, the figure is...
Fight graft without bias, APC tells Bawa
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, to fight corruption...
NOA debunks insinuations that COVID Vaccine is a population control measure
By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has debunked insinuations that the COVID-19 Vaccine is a population control cum...
9,000 new centres set to begin enrolment for NIN
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - About nine thousand new National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment centres are expected to commence operation this week, The Guardian has...
Senate leadership meets with Executive over plans to purchase COVID-19 vaccine
By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - The Senate leadership on Monday met with representatives of the Executive arm of Government in a move...
Zulum launches 25-year Recovery plan, moves to shutdown IDP camps May...
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has launched a 25 year development plan which is aimed at restoring the age-old honour,...
Why Nigeria must bridge infrastructural gaps to aid food production
As Nigeria makes efforts to ensure that agriculture plays a key role in its quest for revenue diversification, stakeholders in the sector have charged...
#EndSARS: Show you understand plights of youth
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday said the #EndSARS protests across the country were a product of extensive agitations by youths...
Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm Eight nominees as Justices of...
By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of eight Justices of the...
Merkel seeks limits on gatherings, alcohol restrictions against COVID-19
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking agreement on stricter measures against the coronavirus.
Merkel is seeking such things as limits on gatherings and...
Uzodinma’s draconian decree and the fate of a battered Imo polpulace,...
A man who came to power under the circumstances as Senator Hope Uzodimma did, would have been more concerned about how to earn the...
Okowa blames poverty, unchecked population growth for nation’s insecurity
By Ifeanyi Olannye
Asaba - Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday blamed the high rate of poverty and geometric rise in population for the...
Tenant nabbed for claiming late landlord’s property
Police in Anambra State have arrested a 43-year old man, Ikechukwu Ilodinro for allegedly forging several documents with the intent to claim his late...