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https://www.withinnigeria.com/piece/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/08/752a85a9443f38cf10d307e40b0bba03.jpg22001237In this article, we’ll look at the origins of the census in Nigeria, how it has changed over the decades, some of the controversies surrounding its accuracy, and what we can learn from the numbers tallied in each census year about who we are as a nation.