@limitedlessmind: Nigeria’s Controversial 1973 Census: What Really Happened? 🇳🇬 In 1973, Nigeria conducted a national census under General Yakubu Gowon. When provisional figures of nearly 80 million people were announced in May 1974, controversy erupted over their accuracy. The results were eventually cancelled in 1975, leaving Nigeria without an accepted new census until 1991. Why was counting Nigeria’s population such a controversial issue?