Nigeria delays census - its first in 17 years
The population was estimated at 140 million in the results of the most recent census, which was conducted in March 2006 and published the following year.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
The final survey took place in March 2006. The most recent census took place in March 2006.
The information minister announced on Wednesday that Nigeria will conduct its first census in 17 years in May rather than at the end of March due to postponed gubernatorial elections.
The new governor polls were postponed by a week to March 18.
The date of the census in the most populous nation in Africa is still unknown for the month of May.
Lai Mohammed told reporters, "I think they [the National Population Commission] cannot begin the census as planned because of the rescheduling of the elections.
The distribution of oil revenues and legislative representation are based on the census figures.
The population was estimated at 140 million in the results of the most recent census, which was conducted in March 2006 and published the following year.
More than 200 million people now live in the nation, according to estimates. According to the UN, it will have the third-highest population in the globe after China and India by 2050.
