Tribune Online Two decades, no headcount: How lack of actual demography is distorting Nigeria’s growth Nearly two decades after Nigeria’s last population census, the country continues to govern and plan using estimates from foreign bodies. PHILIP IBITOYE examines Nigeria’s troubled history of census-taking and how outdated data undermines national development plans and revenue-sharing reforms. When President Bola Tinubu inaugurated a committee in April 2025 to lay the groundwork for a […] Two decades, no headcount: How lack of actual demography is distorting Nigeria’s growth Tribune Online