UN tips Africa, Asia to lead population growth
The Nation - Nigeria
United Nations report has said that Africa and Asia together would account for 86 per cent of all growth in the world’s urban population over the next four decades.''This unprecedented increase will pose new challenges in terms of jobs, housing and infrastructure,'' said the report, entitled: ``2011 Revision of the World Urbanisation Prospects. It was produced by the UN Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).''Africa’s urban population will increase from 414 million to more than 1.2 billion by 2050, while that of Asia will soar from 1.9 billion to 3.3 billion,'' ,…(6 April 2012)

Nigeria’s population to increase by 200m in 40 years - UN
Nigerian Tribune - Nigeria
A recent report from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) ahead of next month’s Rio+20 summit, disclosed that it is from Africa and Asia that 86 per cent of all growth in the world’s urban population over the next four decades will come from. (...) Over all on continental levels, Africa’s urban population will increase from 414 million to over 1.2 billion by 2050 while that of Asia will soar from 1.9 billion to 3.3 billion, according to the 2011 Revision of the World Urbanisation Prospects, produced by the UN Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.…(2 May 2012)

Nigerian population to hit 402m in 2050
Business Day - Nigeria
Another survey by the United Nations Population Division has tended to support the US Census Board, saying the African continent is expected to lead the global population explosion in an era when the Asia leaders and Russia would be declining while the US would maintain a plateau (stagnate).,…(2 July 2011)

Our position on labour migration, by TUC
Daily Sun - Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) Population Division puts the figure of international migrants in Asia at 33 million in 2005, about half of whom are working. ,…(3 May 2010)

No respect for the elderly
NEXT - Lagos,Lagos State,Nigeria
According to the United Nations Population Division , by the year 2025, the number of Nigerians aged 60 and above will rise to about 6 percent of the entire population ... (11 September 2009)

World population may hit nine billion in 2050 —UN
The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria
The Director of the Population Division at the DESA, Ms. Hania Zlotnik , said, “We’re still projecting that by 2050, the population of the world will be ... (13 March 2009)

Nigeria: Our Declining Life Expectancy
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The World Population Prospects 2006 Revision (put out by the United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs), shows that in ... (18 September 2008)