I have lived in Nigeria for 18 years and during my stay here I have lived in various states and cities.I find it hard to believe that nigeria's population is anywhere near to even 150million because outside densely populated cities like lagos,Abuja,Kano,Benin and few other cities what we get to see is expanse of sparsely populated regions this applies to both northern and southern nigeria.We shouldn't forget that population estimate are given by available census estimate that's and census figures out of nigeria is usually inflated for political and ethnicity reasons.Even the latest 2006 census was criticised of manipulation and inflation of figures.
So what do you think?

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Estimate.

Baba. I am not even sure we are up to 120 million not to talk of 200 million.

I have inferred this from the documented number of phone lines in the country, number of voters, number of accounts etc.
Even very keenly contested elections in Nigeria never exceeds total votes of 29 million. I know now of these data are distinctive in themselves but they do give an indication that our population data is not accurate.

9jatriot:
Baba. I am not even sure we are up to 120 million not to talk of 200 million.

I have inferred this from the documented number of phone lines in the country, number of voters, number of accounts etc.
Even very keenly contested elections in Nigeria never exceeds total votes of 29 million. I know now of these data are distinctive in themselves but they do give an indication that our population data is not accurate.

With all the killings everywhere in Nigeria.

Nigeria population can never be accurate

I believe very much that nigeria is more than 200 million people. United nation has attested to that and same with many international organization.

OVB123:
I believe very much that nigeria is more than 200 million people. United nation has attested to that and same with many international organization.

They make use of available census figures which can't be reliable.

9jatriot:
Baba. I am not even sure we are up to 120 million not to talk of 200 million.

I have inferred this from the documented number of phone lines in the country, number of voters, number of accounts etc.
Even very keenly contested elections in Nigeria never exceeds total votes of 29 million. I know now of these data are distinctive in themselves but they do give an indication that our population data is not accurate.

I agree with you

Cooked up figure.