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China’s population reaches 1.41178 Billion

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2021 0

As of Nov. 1, 2020, China’s population on the mainland reached 1,411.78 million, 72.06 million persons, or 5.38 percent, more than the country’s population of 1,339.72 million in 2010, according to results of the country’s seventh national census released on May 11. The average

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Catholic bishops kick against outcome of conference on population, development

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2019 0

Abuja – The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on Wednesday criticised the outcome of the recently concluded International Conference on population and Development (ICPD +25) in Nairobi. The bishops  at a press conference in Abuja, with the theme; ”Towards Integral Human Development,” stressed that the church stood for life, the natural family of

Opinion

Nigeria’s bourgeoning population fuels child malnutrition

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2019 0

AFRICA is the second most populous continent with over one billion people in the world. From records, the greatest number of births in the continent takes place in Nigeria. Infact, a forecast at a point did project that by 2015; one fifth of the continent’s entire births would take place in Nigeria alone, accounting for […]

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Population census achievable in 2020 says NPC

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the National Population Commission (NPC) is set to conduct the next population census in the year 2020, the commission said on Tuesday. The commission made the disclosure when the Senate Committee on Population and National Identity went on an oversight visit to its headquarters in Abuja. Chairman of the committee, Senator Sulaiman […]

Business Headlines

Half of world’s population lives under poverty – World Bank

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2018 0

The World Bank has said that economic advances around the world mean that while fewer people live in extreme poverty, almost half the world’s population – 3.4 billion people still struggles to meet basic needs. The World Bank disclosed this on Monday in its biennial Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report, “Piecing Together the Poverty Puzzle.” […]

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Udoma: Nigeria to curb indiscriminate population growth

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2018 0

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, has expressed concerns about the rapid growth rate of the country’s population, stating that there is need for national moderation plan to avoid population explosion. In a statement issued in Abuja by his special adviser on Media, Akpandem James on Tuesday, Udoma predicted dire consequences […]

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Population Commission urges Nigerians to register all births

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2018 0

The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Eze Duruiheoma San, has appealed to Nigerians to fulfil their civic responsibility by ensuring the proper registration of all births and deaths cases through the Civil Registration and Vital statistics (CVRS) system of the commission. Duruiheoma was speaking at the maiden African Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

Health News

World Population Day: How Lagos women are reducing frequent births using family planning

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2018 0

As Nigeria today joins the global community to mark the 2018 World Population Day, indications have emerged that with family planning, unplanned pregnancies which have continued to fuel the country’s population growth could be checked. Going by the testimonies of some women in Lagos State using different family planning methods, the use of contraceptive remains […]

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NPC staff insists on DG’s removal

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2018 0

Members of Staff Union of the National Population Commission (NPC) have demanded for the sack of the Director General of the Commission, Dr. Ghaji Bello for incompetence and financial misconduct. The demand was contained in a petition addressed to the President, Muhammadu Buhari and signed by the management staff of the Commission. In the petition […]

Health

Family planning still solution to Nigeria’s rising population- Experts say

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2018 0

The recent figure released by the National Population Commission (NPC), which put Nigeria’s population at 198 million, has lent credence to the need for the country’s leaders to increase investment in family planning. Nigeria is already identified as the country with the most rapidly-expanding population in the world such that by 2050, she could become […]

World

Poland citizens to ‘breed like rabbits’ to counter falling birth rate

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2017 0

The country of Poland has urged its citizens guide against negative impact of dwindling population and strive to raise larger family sizes. The move, according to agency report is the new approach taken by the core catholic country in tackling shrinking population. In the report made popular by agency reports, the Polish government encouraged citizens […]

Business News

BOI, AGDC, FB collaborateonyouth empowerment

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2017 0

…To create 5million jobs in five years As part of its efforts towards rapid industrial acceleration of the country, the Bank of Industry (BOI) on Wednesday in Lagos entered into partnership with After school Graduate Development Centre (AGDC) and First Bank to empower fresh graduates not only on skills acquisition, but also with start-off loans. […]

Opinion

Boko Haram: Diplomatic Betrayal and Politics

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2017 0

Often, crises emanating from one African country have the spiral effect of affecting neighbouring countries. With the sheer geographical size and population of Nigeria, any crisis which overwhelms the country would have severe negative impact on other countries in the continent. No one is oblivious of the humanitarian problems such as the influx of refugees […]