NIGERIA& #39;S POPULATION MYTH REVISITED

So much had been said about the above, and by now we know that they can no longer be kept under the hat. I have decided to limit my analysis to 3 federating States in Nigeria, Lagos, Kano and Oyo.
Let& #39;s collocate the population figures. According to the 2006 federal & #39;population allocation& #39;:
LAGOS: 9,013,534.
KANO: 9,383,682.
OYO: 5,591,589.
source: National Bureau of Statistics.
I& #39;ve said it several times hitherto that demography-wise, people settle around the coastal areas. However, Nigeria is the only exception in the world! Well, let& #39;s leave population allocation, and let& #39;s consider the actual number of taxpayers resident in these states in 2015.
LAGOS: 4,607,800
KANO: 281,192
OYO: 350,411
Source: The Joint Tax Board.
Finally let us consider the 2015 Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) statistics:
LAGOS: N268.0B
KANO: N13.7B
OYO: N16.3B
Source: BudgIT
Other publicly available information like the records of waste generated, primary school enrolment, etc., all point to the same pattern that puts a big question mark on the population figures.
I wouldn& #39;t bother carrying out relative analysis of the above data, but I am happy to leave this with the public, and encourage them to think about it, and reach their own conclusions.”

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