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Nigeria population figures not accurate-UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) Assistant Representative in Nigeria, Osaretin Adonri, has said the Nigerian population figures are speculative, projected and not accurate. The country is long overdue for a census, which would dismiss the catalogue of speculative population figures.  The 2006 population census conducted puts Nigeria’s population at 140,003,542 while the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) 2012 data estimated Nigeria’s population to be 166.2 million. “Nigeria needs a census for population accuracy and effective planning,” Adonri said.  According to the UNFPA 2019 State of the World Population report, Nigeria’s population has increased to 201 million, having grown at average rate of 2.6 per cent from 2010 to 2019. Credit: Financial Nigeria
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Nigeria's Inflation rate Drops By 0.06%

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- Nigeria's inflation rate has dropped by a margin of 0.06 per cent from 11.31 per cent in February to 11.25 per cent in March.
- The Consumer price Index (CPI) which measures inflation drops to 11.25 per cent (year-on-year) in March; 0.06 per cent points lower than the 11.31 per cent recorded in February 2019.
- On a month-on-month basis, the CPI increased by 0.79 per cent in March; 0.06 per cent points higher that 0.73 per cent recorded in February.
- Urban inflation rate increased by 11.54 per cent year-on-year in March 2019 from 11.59 per cent recorded in February. Rural inflation rate increased by 10.99 per cent in March from 11.05 per cent in February.
-Urban index rose by 0.81 per cent in March, up by 0.05 per cent points from 0.76 per cent in February. Rural index rose by 0.77 per cent in March by 0.06 per cent points from 0.71 per cent in February.
-Food index rose by 13.45 per cent in march compared to 13.47 per cent in February.

-The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)  released on Tuesday.
 The NBS said rise in food index was caused by increase in prices of bread and cereals, meat, fish,potatoes,yam and other tubers, oils and fats, soft drinks, vegetables and fruits.
-Prices were highest in Kebbi (14.65 per cent) while lowest in Delta (9.61 per cent) headline year on year inflation.
- Prices was highest in Kogi (1.91 per cent), lowest in Enugu (0.13 per cent) on na month on month basis.

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