NewStats: 3,261,304 , 8,173,648 topics. Date: Wednesday, 28 May 2025 at 07:31 PM 2u5a6v

Dalohad:


Stop deceiving yourself.

Since 1970, the development in the East was never powered by government .

Na dem set build their land themselves.

There is a reason why Imo is 38% urbanised but Ogun, and Ekiti are less than 10% urbanised.

Without government , we monarchical Yorubas would have mud houses littered everywhere all over our capitals, like we have in Ibadan.

Who see truth make him talk, truth is like agbo jedi, e bitter but e no dey kill..

I believe many of you on social media are young.
The % of urban centres in Singapore and US cannot be the same because of landmass. So is Southeast and Ogun state. How many states in the east can you find in ogun state may be two or three and the east is more populated per square km.
No ethnic group can boast that they didn't benefit from govt haha. Many large buildings you see in kano, ibadan , porthacourt etc are owned by corporates, corporates are owned by people. Apart from FCT where many of their building are govt offices business owner own them and people own those businesses, i hope you get it.

Eboofa:




You obviously have never lived in the southeast, The southeast has Oil and gas........! However, the federal government has not done much in of uplifting the southeast......this is the truth!

I have been to the southeast. I can't say the oil economy can really help to provide forex like the Niger Delta. The southest must leave spaces for agriculture and other activities. With the land size, its important that the ecosystem is balanced. As of today, not a concern but if it goes on this rate it can become a problem in the future. I believe comparing southeast with other regions in Nigeria can be difficult, built up areas in southeast if packed together can't reach Lagos & Ibadan put together. Many of those cities and towns are small in sizes. May be some people can help us place developed ibadan areas inside Anambra so that you can see the extent or put Kano or Kaduna.
If you move further and put areas with modern buildings side by side what you are shouting of may be smaller in sizes.
I laugh when you say only igbo people built their cities through their own sweat and all others were built with government money, what do you do with all your states and local governments allocations, who tarred the road to your villlage is it not the govt money, even the wealthy ones that may do community development by providing some infrastructure where are they getting the money from, space?
Am saying my people from southeast benefit from Nigeria alot more through systematic economic structure that enabled them to gain so much from Nigeria.

Those states with more built up places are small in size dictated by population density.

using GDP PPP should be the true measure

The size of all those major cities added together may be like tge size of urban Ibadan or may be just a little more and still below the metropoltam Lagos. I don't think having all the land for real estate is the best and won't encourage that for the Southwest except for two to three cities that may be necessary to relieve Lagos state.

More importantly for cities are their economic structure and sustainability. Having real estates without economic values does not amount to actual developments required of a growing economy.

I think Southeast should watch that type of cornubation that will reserve few places for agriculture and other activities.

However the Igbo has benefitted from Nigeria more, access to huge market, sales approach that rakes in millions with little taxes due to structure system of running largely informal outlets, allocations from federal government which finance infrastructures, contractors, big men access to contracts and investments outside of Southeast( oil and gas, constructions etc) saying all development are private is a joke and flat lie from hell. I think post war reconstructions and federal money play huge roles as part of such developments. Believe you me, other places in Nigeria are also developed; kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Jos etc are developed by Nigerian standard. Stop thinking you are the king of the jungle if you haven't hunted an antelope, be humble.

May be the Southeast has benefited more from Nigeria than other regions. With smaller space to develop with regular Nigeria oil and tax incomes distributed and over 200m market that igbo people has to sell merchandize to with minimal tax, the igbo ethnic group gain more from Nigeria.
However, looking home is a good thing for the resilient people and i hope they can show more respect for other groups in Nigeria for the opportunity the country affords them.

I expects that the onitsha -Owerri cornunation will be a powerhouse within this century to challenge the Lagos- Abeokuta cornubation.

Eriokanmi:
That's another valid point to consider. Largely a larger percentage of rural dwellers don't have a NIN. My grannies are a good example.

My opinion is your granny falls within the remaining 25%. You will ne shocked at many young children with NIN across North and South. If you do a comparative analysis these data ar3 more factual when you look at teled3nsity and bank s and internet usages. You get some trends

sparko1:


Look at it this way:

In the North, only the Man is allowed to have BVN, that means a state like kastina that has 4.1 million will almost have double.
Then there are the old that were not educated or those over the age of 70 that hasn't been captured.
Then we have those who feel they don't need it because of the present of Opay and the likes.

Now children between the aga of 1 and 16.1 (media age) constitute over 46% that means over 50 million children and counting.

This is not true. Men and women ed for NIN everywhere in Nigeria. Tell me where your other 4.1m live; kankara or malunfashi or jibia or where. What do people even take a million population for. Lets just assume 20-25% are yet to do. I beleive North is even more mobilized than the south

LegendHero:


You can see I am not taking the statistics at face value because I am being conservative.

If I want to use direct estimate based on the data:

—18+ people who are eligible for NIN are like 52.17%
— Then < 18+ percentage will be like 47.83%

If you do the calculations, total population will be at 226million people based on the 118m NIN numbers.

Are you arguing my calculations?

You can't be sure that a good % of this your population group would have ed both in North and South. Especially when leaders are aware that this matter in population estimates, people mobilise their kinsmen. Registration for NIN is not limited to any age group and appreciable % of that age group would have been enrolled.
This 118m estimate to me should for at least 70-75% of our population because of NIN-SIM linkage.

Can we assume 50m are yet to have NIN? It will still be shy of 200m. I don't think we are up to 200m. Allocating NIN numbers to all citizens and conduct biometrics for them to now include state of origion and religion should be the goal of that Census. This registration already show us our population distribution in the country. I will estimate we are between 185m to 190m max.

So I have various Open Ai to help estimate the population of top 50 ethnic groups in Nigeria taking cognizance of all past censuses, growth rate across various groups and provide near accurate population of these groups. Below are findings:

[b[b]]Estimating the population of the top 50 ethnic groups in Nigeria is an even more complex task due to the sheer diversity of the country and the lack of detailed, reliable census data on smaller ethnic groups. However, using historical proportions, population growth rates, and available demographic studies, we can provide a rough estimate for the top 50 ethnic groups. Below is an attempt to break this down.[/b][/b]

Methodology
Historical Data: Relies on pre-independence (1952-1953) and post-independence (1963, 1991, 2006) census data, where available.

Growth Rates: Assumes differential growth rates based on regional fertility trends (higher in the North, moderate in the South).

Current Population: Nigeria's population is estimated at 223 million (2023).

Ethnic Proportions: Historical proportions are adjusted for growth rates and demographic changes.

Top 50 Ethnic Groups in Nigeria (2023 Estimates)
Below is a table estimating the population of the top 50 ethnic groups in Nigeria. Note that these are approximations due to the lack of precise data.

Rank Ethnic Group Estimated Population (2023) Percentage of Total Population
1 Hausa 45-50 million 20-22%
2 Fulani 33-38 million 15-17%
3 Yoruba 45-49 million 20-22%
4 Igbo 38-42 million 17-19%
5 Ijaw 10-12 million 4.5-5.5%
6 Kanuri 8-10 million 3.5-4.5%
7 Ibibio 6-8 million 2.7-3.6%
8 Tiv 6-7 million 2.7-3.1%
9 Edo (Bini) 5-6 million 2.2-2.7%
10 Nupe 4-5 million 1.8-2.2%
11 Igala 4-5 million 1.8-2.2%
12 Urhobo 3-4 million 1.3-1.8%
13 Gbagyi 3-4 million 1.3-1.8%
14 Efik 3-4 million 1.3-1.8%
15 Itsekiri 2-3 million 0.9-1.3%
16 Ebira 2-3 million 0.9-1.3%
17 Idoma 2-3 million 0.9-1.3%
18 Annang 2-3 million 0.9-1.3%
19 Isoko 2-3 million 0.9-1.3%
20 Berom 1.5-2 million 0.7-0.9%
21 Jukun 1.5-2 million 0.7-0.9%
22 Gwari 1.5-2 million 0.7-0.9%
23 Ekoi 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
24 Igbira 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
25 Ika 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
26 Ogoni 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
27 Ishan 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
28 Okrika 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
29 Kalabari 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
30 Mumuye 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
31 Chamba 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
32 Bachama 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
33 Bura 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
34 Margi 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
35 Shuwa Arab 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
36 Kataf 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
37 Kilba 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
38 Babur 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
39 Karekare 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
40 Tangale 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
41 Waja 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
42 Longuda 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
43 Mambila 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
44 Dendi 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
45 Buduma 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
46 Kambari 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
47 Gade 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
48 Eggon 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
49 Igede 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
50 Afizere 1-1.5 million 0.4-0.7%
Key Observations
Top 4 Dominance: The Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo make up over 70% of Nigeria's population.

Northern Groups: Ethnic groups in the North (e.g., Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri) tend to have higher populations due to higher fertility rates.

Southern Groups: Southern groups (e.g., Yoruba, Igbo, Ijaw) have moderate growth rates but remain significant in size.

Smaller Groups: Many smaller ethnic groups (e.g., Kalabari, Ogoni, Afizere) have populations under 2 million but contribute to Nigeria's rich cultural diversity.

Challenges in Estimation
Lack of Data: No recent census provides detailed ethnic breakdowns.

Overlaps: Some groups (e.g., Hausa-Fulani) are often grouped together, making it hard to separate their populations.

Urbanization: Migration and intermarriage have blurred ethnic boundaries in urban areas.

Political Sensitivity: Ethnic population data is often politicized, leading to potential manipulation.

Conclusion
These estimates are based on historical data, growth rate assumptions, and demographic trends. However, the lack of recent and reliable ethnic-specific census data means these figures are approximations. A new, comprehensive census with detailed ethnic breakdowns is needed for more accurate population estimates.


Summary of Estimates (2023)
Ethnic Group Estimated Population (2023) Percentage of Total Population
Hausa-Fulani 78-89 million 35-40%
Yoruba 45-49 million 20-22%
Igbo 38-42 million 17-19%
Other Ethnic Groups 56-62 million 25-28%


If you ask me, there is urgent need for restructuring into a parliamentary democracy that will give voice to various groups as it appears a direct election to chose one powerful president will not augur well for the future of Nigeria. Also necessary is the resource management restructuring where states/regions as the case may be will get all their VAT and at least 50% of returns from mineral wealth.

Let me hear your submission.

We are getting somewhere, IBB raised an opinion on coup he wasn't part up to stir the hornest nest and further divide Yoruba and Igbo. ElRufai is saying whatever gains you saw during Obadanjo, Atiku was the brain behind it. The North-East Alliance is working out small small and its a game of 2027.

Several of today's billionaires were made during military regimes: Buhari, IBB and Abacha. Several were favored to import items as sole importers or controlling huge stakes. Refineries were left to rot and importation began creating several overnight millionaires. Banking licenses and monopolies created wealthy men.
Northerners especially profited from military rule with oil mining licenses and control of key areas of government. Kaduna north has most of jey military installations in Nigeria meant to perpectuate norther control.
Its not all bad bad because they too had their legacies Abacha built the LNG and IBB 3rd mailand bridge.
Many contractors, big companies from the north made huge money from building the FCT.
Democracy seems to level things up as you can see that economic spread has improved from the lopsidedness of northern domination because power must shift from north to south and vice versa.
IBB actually assembled some of the best brains of his time, established some social programs better life ( exposed women to politics)and DFFRI among others, fantastic programs but Nigeria became a victim of several parochial interests and it was cannibalised.
Lets look at it, after PMB spent trillions of naira on his Anchor Borrowers Program to farmers yet a bag of rice is more than minimum wage!
You may like Tinubu you may not like him, he seemed to have levelled things up at least much more than when some big men can stroll to CBN and collect dollars, make billions without lifting a finger just by leveraging on black market to make madt money.
If we can wean ourselves of the dollar dominated borrowing and have better energy driven industries with strong commitment to food production, things willl ne different within next decade.
Now that MKO is recognized, they should immortalize him more and compensate his family.
God bless Nigeria.

How did they arrive at these figures. If this is 70% true, we are too many in this country and we need to develop our sub urban areas. We may become an over populated country within ten years and this is not healthy for our economy if majority don't have purchasing power

I thought the riot and what he said were shown live on tv.

Throwback:


Part of the anomaly and parent driven corruption we have in Nigeria.

You did not finish Primary school.

You simple proceeded to secondary school without finishing primary school.

If you had departed in Pry4, you certainly would not have had a First School Leaving Certificate that is issued to those who completed primary education or at least completed Pry5.

The policy being advocated is certainly unhealthy, but it will rein in corrupt parents like yours who undermine rules and regulations.

The policy should simply set 16 years as the minimum age.

Any person advocating for an age earlier than 16yrs, is certainly part of the decay we have in this country.

Nothing should stop bright students from achieving their feats. Let schools/universities set ages for their students. Nothing should stop a 16years old from going to the university. The earlier the better.

its counter productive. I have people who were graduates at 18-19years and they are doing well today. People will rather send their children to schools in neighboring countries and abroad than making them to wait to write WAEC. Its such a barbaric thought and would be too stupid to discuss.
A minister of education and JAMB director should not be above 50years as it looks like those there now cannot divorce their thoughts from their old relic past. Things cannot always be the same, times change. The 6.3.3.4 system of education has been overtaken by technology.

We need people with forward looking mind to head the education sector.

I do not have any source data but most global organizations estimated metropolitan Lagos to be that much. What I said was those people will either be resident in Lagos or in adjacent state of Ogun. The same with FCT.

I presume your research question was if anyone was Christian or Muslim. Yes there and are traditionalists but a lot of them would probably also identify with either of these religions.

Provisioning equally for traditionalists from both religions then we can hold that static and assume the correctness of your research. Depending on your sampling distribution this looks close to reality.

Where there could be problem is the population estimates for each state as metropolitan Lagos will be well beyond 15m, I believe its either Lagos is underestimated or ading state of Ogun is grossly under estimated. I think metropolitan Lagos cannot be less that 25million so if you are counting it has to be counted for Lagos and Ogun.

I also believe the metropolitan population of the FCT is higher which may have impact on Nasarawa and Niger. However, relatively this your research should be published.

A lot of these polls will fall flat like in 2016. I still don't get what Africa gained when Obama was president, he didn't even visit Nigeria because maybe we didn't embrace his rainbow colour. Its appalling that such destructive policies are championed by the so called blacks who uses race as the only thing to curry votes.
I have not seen any single intelligent discussion by Kamala and its even more terrible when Nigerians are pushing for a pro abortion candidate, pro LGBT+ candidate because she is black. I mean, I can't imagine anything more unreasonable

OgaTheTop2:
Many Americans can't stand Trump and his MAGA cultists. We just can't stand him..Na werey

Yes they don't care yet he had over 70m votes in the last election. They are starting with their fake polls like 2016, no Corona virus this time that could help in dumping mail in ballots.
If the market continues to dip with all the blacks increasingly embracing the republican party, it may be a landslide for the same Trump you so much hate.

I do not know how happy you are with promoters of murdering babies in the name of abortion. Promoters of hate for the family Union through various ungodly policies of the rainbow people.
How do you as African find pleasure in ing people of such nature and perspective?
Black or white do you not care but that you see more to this life than race and gender, its even surprising how your candidate is described as a woman because alot of their products and people could not describe what/ who a woman is!!!!

Yours is a mentality of wanting a future that has nothing for your likes, wiping a family as we've always known it, introduce pronouns and above all don't care a dime about you.

@mod please take post down if list can't be verified as true.

......unfollow.

Until we see a higher score this may just be true. check the source. Looks like a serious organization.

Please check the source, am not the source and I don't think JAMB announced names. May be this organization has their own way of obtaining data.

Alayande David is a student at Zaman College Kaduna.

Zaman College Kaduna is one of the best in Nigeria.

The t issions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) revealed this today in Abuja.

Top 10 Highest JAMB Score for 2024/2025 Academic Session
Below are the top 10 highest UTME scores this year:

1. Alayande David 367
2. Aguele Stephen Osezuha 358
3. Ositade Oluwafemi Anthony 358
4. Gbolahan Azeem Ayinde 357
5. John Fulfilment Ibhanfiodon 356
6. Duruji Chimdubem Ugonna 355
7. Adesanya Jermaine Oluwaiomiloiu 355
8. Shittu Priscilla Adedunni 355
9. Atenisumen Enoch Oluwagbemisoke 355
10. Adetunji Victor Adewale 355
11. Ofonime Iniobon Idongesit 355
12. Imoukhuede Andrew Onayeme 355
We hope you found our article on the best and top 10 highest UTME scores ever in the 2024/2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Source:
https://www.schoolpursuit.com/highest-jamb-score-2024/

Tinubu needs Peter Oɓi to be popular to win 2027 as long as Atiku is in the race.
The SW will vote for their own and he will do well in SS and NC more than he did in 2023.

I hope you people know that there is an equal reaction to every action.

Only God knows who will be here in 2027, let's pray for our country and leaders to succeed.

I see Benin/Owo, Ife, and one other in those arts.
These are sophisticated works.

Please share other major cities. Want to see Kano, Abuja etc.

Your dream is not dead. No baby has ever walked without first falling. Pick yourself together, you will be fine and achieve your dreams. congratulations in advance.

PHIPEX:
There is a close relationship between this stats and Divorce rate. The higher the divorce rate, the higher the potential for a woman to own a property IN HER OWN NAME. Why should my wife own a property in her own name if we are happily married, the least is co-ownership of property between the husband and the wife.

It also relates to the high rate of polygamy, women have higher tendency to own property in their own name if the husband is polygamous. In that case each wife tries to secure the future of their own children. Statistically, South East is least in polygamy in Nigeria because of the influence of Christianity, so their women will be the least in owning landed property in their own names.

Polygamy and divorce could contribute but can't tell the whole story.