Kano records 15.7m, Lagos 13.7m as Nigeria’s population hits 221m in 2023 — NBS

Twentyfirstcenturychronicle | 14-04-2026 11:13pm |

Kano remains the most populous state in Nigeria as at 2023 with a projected estimate of 15,671,491 people, according to a new report. This is contained in the Demographic Bulletin 2023 edition released on Tuesday in Abuja by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The second most populous state in the country is Lagos with

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