cococandy:
I'm going to come at this from a different angle and I know many people will start sweating when they read my post but I don't really care because it's true.

The major culprit in population explosion especially in third world countries is patriarchy.
The idea that a man's name has to be perpetuated makes couples have children even if deep down, they really do not want children. In fact everyone is raised to never consider the option of staying childless.

Is anyone on this thread going to claim they've never heard 'who will continue the father's name?' Like the man when he dies will be aware of anyone bearing his name or not.

The women are railroaded into this ego trip by being made to feel worthless when they aren't married or when married and their bodies can't be put to use to perpetuate the man's name.

Don't even get me started on people looking for male children while having their 7th girl and impregnating other women outside in their bid for the male gender.

Argue all we want, this contributes 50% (in my opinion) to the population explosion. At least from my experience growing up.

cococandy:

Pen*s envy

I'll pass. No use having an organ that renders some of the owners senseless when they need sense the most

Blue3k:
Interesting article I guess if they do a better job educating the girls and improving economy the rates will reduce. The reasons they want children is due to pride and using kids as retirement plan.

linked:
Yes encourage them to be making more babies at the detriment to their health. For each baby born after the fourth by a woman the risk of maternal about 10%.

Nigeria already has one of the worst maternal mortality ratio in the world at 814/10000 women. Believe me, even that figure is an underestimate as much of these deaths are not reported.

Yes, continue to encourage them to produce children they cannot adequately carter for as they grow to become social deviants..

Your position is simply RIDICULOUS

thorpido:
Best will be relative because it will depend on the individual and the objectives but the ones that are long term are the sterilization,implants,IUCD and the pills.Short term are the condoms,diaphragm and pills.

EC will work if used within 5 days after unprotected sex.It is however not to be used as a regular contraceptive.

Vernor:

On the topic of how many have u heard the effect of the so called drugs they give all manners of excuses to say it's just blood or bla bla bla if not for school fees and bad economy I for born at least 5 but school fees but for me and my family family contraceptive is not an option.

Exciton:


The problem is the HIGH PROPORTION of the unskilled/uneducated/illiterate (a fücking huge % if you compare with current education standards and not the Victorian era literacy standard that we use - being able to read and write). And the higher this proportion, across
The enlighted one will realise that a male dominated society is of no advantage in our current information age, won't fall for stupid religious dogma, knows history and therefore knows that culture isn't sacrosanct, and can shape his/her culture. More of his/her time is allocated to problem solving, leaving little time (unlike the poor unskilled one) to make 30 babies etc.

In sum, until we standardize our educational system, empowering our next gen with skills for survival - critical thinking, empathy, logic, creativity, STEM geared towards the next big things [like AI, nanoscience, Data Analytics, Genetic engineering, space exploration etc], the art of learning how to learn, history, moral and political philosophy, and economics. Until we start an intellectual revolution, make evidence based arguments and decisions, expel our strongly held "gerontocratic" beliefs etc, our society will remain weak and always in danger of extinction.[/b]

Gerrard59:
I said similar thing almost a year ago:

https://www.nairaland.com/3450586/poor-un-intelligent-people-should-not


Good to see my message spreading like wild fire

carammel:

Nigerian man? Do vasectomy while living in Nigeria? Lol.

carammel:

In addition to this, once a woman starts running away from sex, then the man begins to threaten "i will go after other women o", some women do not care and from here,the man gets another woman pregnant and the population keeps increasing
I think government or bodies in charge of the family planning programme should make vasectomy compulsory for men's if they're actually want to control population :Did,a woman shouldn't be the only one to face the consequence of doing family planning.

omohayek:

Most Nairalanders have nothing worthwhile to contribute to topics like this, hence the lack of responses. You might as well have written an essay on the Kantian categorical imperative, or the shortcomings of the Solow growth model, that's how little sense the whole issue will make to the poorly educated hordes who frequent this forum.

cococandy:
I'm going to come at this from a different angle and I know many people will start sweating when they read my post but I don't really care because it's true.

The major culprit in population explosion especially in third world countries is patriarchy.
The idea that a man's name has to be perpetuated makes couples have children even if deep down, they really do not want children. In fact everyone is raised to never consider the option of staying childless.

Is anyone on this thread going to claim they've never heard 'who will continue the father's name?' Like the man when he dies will be aware of anyone bearing his name or not.

The women are railroaded into this ego trip by being made to feel worthless when they aren't married or when married and their bodies can't be put to use to perpetuate the man's name.

Don't even get me started on people looking for male children while having their 7th girl and impregnating other women outside in their bid for the male gender.

Argue all we want, this contributes 50% (in my opinion) to the population explosion. At least from my experience growing up.

Martin0:
just imagine,am surprise that not even poverty or illiteracy was included,well I also ve the view of (illiteracy) Illiteracy:
The greatest obstacle in the way of the family
planning is the wide spread illiteracy found in marriage.
Due to illiteracy the majority of the population does
not know the significance of family planning. They
will not be able to understand the significance of
family planning till they are educated.

win3k:


NOPE: Nigerians have more university degrees than any other black groups in the world.

The problem is religion, a simple case of (some) god made the children happen and will also provide for them.

You can ask a professor of chemical engineering or a medical doctor of Nigerian DNA and the answer is the same - primitive mentality!

Exciton:


My stance couldn't be further apart from yours. I advocate for compulsory quality education for the betterment of our society, not eugenics.

Eugenics is stupid and inhuman, rooted in the flawed ideology of Darwinism. People will always see reason as to why they are superior to another group; thus, rationalizing their choice to seek means to dominate/wipe out another group. So, IMO, in the long run you either end up with a dystopian society or a violent and unstable one. Either won't help the survival of the human species.

kennyblack94:
From village to village, from city to city, we are spreading the message to Africans to make more babies.
We are warning them to fear Ngos and our own governments financed by Europeans to erase Africans from Earth.
We are informing them about how Afghans and Pakistanis fought those NGOS.
TALK to your family and friends about black people extermination plans carried by Europeans and their institutions.
If you are Europeans and have friends and families who go to Africa to take part in those racial war, discourage them.
The truth is Africa doesn't need Europe. There are more Europeans living in Africa and off Africa, than Africans living in Europe.
The immigrants crisis in the Mediterranean Sea is a Public relations crisis organized to justify in the eyes of European populations the eugenics, racial policies to be soon carried on.
I know, the message is spreading in our families already but we need to be more active, proactive.
Use any opportunity to inform your friends and families.
Beyond all encourage them to make more babies.
If they have planned only two, empower them to make 4 or 5.
If they have planned four, empower them to make 7.
Population growth is the solution, not the problem. Just ignore your own government propaganda. Be wary of Western financed NGOS.

linked:
Improving the practice of family planning curbing rapid population growth in Nigeria requires a comprehensive approach that factor these undying problems:
1. Teenage marriage- 20 % of Nigerian women get marriage by age 15 and subsequently become sexually active. Imagine how many babies they would produce all through their reproductive years. A policy prohibiting early teenage marriage may be the way to go.

2. Lack of Education: Educated people make less babies. Why? because they know the benefits. Basic education that include sexuality education should be compulsory for all.

3. Poverty: Ironically, family planning is believed to help reduce poverty but on the flip side, how would you expect an indigent couple who are unemployed to always spend their pass time??

Although seemily different, these factors are intertwined intertwined.

kennyblack94:


Mawuna Remarque Koutonin
This Map, anyone could easily verify, tells it all.
Bigger population, higher density of population means development, economical growth.
Look at Africa empty continent.
The only parts of Africa growing economically are those with high density of population.
Africa population growth is the solution, not the problem.
Don't listen to European racist governments which are doing everything to kill more Africans and depopulate further the continent.
Making more baby is the solution.
Don't listen to stupid Africans either.
But careful of Africa DEpopulation NGOs financed by Europeans which are sterilizing in mass girls at schools. Share the information with your family and friends. Ask them to wash the poisonous mosquito nets before using them. Be aware!!

Vernor:
I love this write up, I have thought alot about it but I may not be able to convince you but I believe the westerners have bad plan 4 us. Let me start by saying i learnt a course while in school Sep001 & 2 . I was inform then that drugs is not too good because of the chemical used in producing it its better to sleep or rest was further informed that which is why most doctors dont use drugs was further informed that drugs will do what its required but will damage parts of the body. Since then i have been weary of drugs . To win anything in life you need God and numbers , the westerners make plan in excess of what they need they sell to us they make most money not more mention anything drugs, comsumables, on computer, phones just name it , their market is here with all d resources at our disposal we will displace them they do everything in their power to surpress any progress give us aids for our thinking to stop using our leaders to reduce budget for education, giving them and their families better treatment to forsake us. Have u taken time to think about hiv aids when they started also ebola its a plot to weaken us at all cost. On the topic of how many have u heard the effect of the so called drugs they give all manners of excuses to say it's just blood or bla bla bla if not for school fees and bad economy I for born at least 5 but school fees but for me and my family family contraceptive is not an option.

davidif:


While religion does play a part its not the biggest factor as far as i am.concsrned. America is still a religious country yet it's still the wealthiest country in the world. South Korea is a religious nation also yet they have been able to pull themselves out of poverty to being a highly developed country.
The problem for the most part is lack of good quality education and economic prospects after school. Trust me, if a lot of this women had good careers like women do in Japan or Europe the fertility rate will plummet.

win3k:


That research was concluded a long time ago so you are a bit late.

Religion is the single biggest factor affecting civlilization and development in Nigeria. Nigerians value religion, God, Allah and the afterlife more than degree!
Religious belief that a god exists and can change their fortunes has contributed to lack of family planning, no innovation and lack of commonsense!
America and many parts of the world are religious but it is in parallel with commonsense, undertsanding of what god can do and cannot do. In Nigeria the people believe god will punish thieving politicans so they do not fight hard for justice, they believe god will feed their overpopulated households so they do not do family planning, they believe god will provide jobs and food so they are not proactive in those areas. religion and god has created the most populated lazy and stupid people on earth - called Nigeria!

commonsense is more valuable than education, that is what the rest of the world has over Nigeria! I tell you why, Nigerians are the most educated black group on EARTH! GO AND CHECK IT! - almost every street in Nigeria has families with degree holders, even in Northern Nigeria! Degree is a big thing in Nigeria but a "TYPICAL" Nigerian degree holder whether from ABU Zaria, uniBen or Havard is a walking mor0n where commonsense is concerned. science, innovation, politics, social life and economics is soon converted to the "work of god" once the discussions starts!

The same Nigeria has the highest number of educated-illiterates (locally and internationally schooled) - most educated Nigerians lack commonsense due to their application of god and religion in all aspects of their lives! A 19 year old Chinese kid will be an expatriate before a Nigerian professor due to religious stupidity!

Religion is number one destroyer of anything Nigeria, NOT EDUCATION!

kennyblack94:


Mawuna Remarque Koutonin
This Map, anyone could easily verify, tells it all.
Bigger population, higher density of population means development, economical growth.
Look at Africa empty continent.
The only parts of Africa growing economically are those with high density of population.
Africa population growth is the solution, not the problem.
Don't listen to European racist governments which are doing everything to kill more Africans and depopulate further the continent.
Making more baby is the solution.
Don't listen to stupid Africans either.
But careful of Africa DEpopulation NGOs financed by Europeans which are sterilizing in mass girls at schools. Share the information with your family and friends. Ask them to wash the poisonous mosquito nets before using them. Be aware!!

davidif:


I think you are misdiagnosing a problem. Nigeria's problem is the lack of the rule of law and and lack of strong property rights. Yes, religion encourages people to have kids (which in itself is not wrong as long as you have a strong economy) but this can be mitigated by a quality (emphasis on quality) education.

South Korea is a religious nation but that did not stop them by pulling themselves by the bootstrap from third world to an economic power house? Nope. Extremism can only be countered by a very good educational system and not the one we have right now.

carammel:
I may derail a bit on this which may be contrary to all the OP wrote.
In my own opinion,poverty is the problem with family planning in Nigeria. I was at a counselling center last week to and after all talk and bla,i was told to pay 2600naira for implano,1000naira for pregnancy test and 1600 for the drug,i may be able to afford it but can another woman who can hardly feed 2square meal afford that?
The UN claimed,family planning would check poverty,that is when there are less children,there would be more to go round everyone. I think they should make it free or highly subsidized so everyone mostly the targets "the poor",can afford it and be ready to go for it.