Nigeria's Population is 140m (This Day: Sat, 30 Dec) Nigeria's population now stands at 140,003, 542, Chairman of the National Popu-lation Commission (NPC), Samu'ila Danko Makama has announced. The figure shows a growth of about 20 million from the 1991 census figure of 120 million.
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New England population growth gap widens (Sharewatch: Wed, 27 Dec) New England\'s population grew just two-tenths of a percentage point from July 2005 to July of this year, compared with a growth rate of 1 percent for the nation as a whole, according to recently released annual Census Bureau data.
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World leaders welcome, condemn Saddam's execution (USA Today: Sun, 31 Dec) World political and religious leaders were divided over whether former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's execution Saturday was a milestone toward peace or further conflict in the Middle East.
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New England population growth rate gap keeps widening (Eagle-Tribune Online: Thu, 28 Dec) BOSTON - The gap between New England's slow-growing population and the nation's growth rate widened over the past year, with the United States adding people at a rate five times faster than the region.
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