The Department for International Development (DFID) says Nigeria needs to invest more in healthcare, education and economic reforms.

The country head of the oganisation, Debbie Palmer, said this on Monday during a conference organised by the Not Too Young To Run group in the nation’s capital, Abuja.

She explained that there are projections that soon Nigeria could become the third largest nation on earth which could mean a rise in the number of the working age and potentially, a boost in the nation’s GDP.

However, according to her, this can only be possible if the nation invests in its health, education and economic sectors.

Palmer said, “According to projections, Nigeria is set to become potentially, the third largest nation on earth by 2050 after China and India.

“So, what that means is, there will be a huge rise in the number of Nigeria’s working age over the next 50 years and in theory, this could transition Nigeria from being a lower middle-income country to being a higher middle-income country with a GDP per capita of over $8,000 per person.

“That is a bright future to work for and that would be a fantastic future for Nigeria.

“To get there, Nigeria needs to be investing in its healthcare, education and economic reforms.

“Because in a nutshell we’ve got huge numbers of Nigerians being born and we need those people to be nourished, educated, healthy, skilled and to become productive members of the society, having jobs and driving this economy forward”.

Also addressing the youths, the sponsor of the Not Too Young To Run bill in the House Of Representatives, Mr Tony Nwulu, asked them to walk their talk anytime they recite the country’s national anthem.

“The Not Too Young To Run initiative has truly brought us into the spirit of the national anthem. Today, we can actually say that we have answered that clarion call for young people to get involved in mainstream politics.

“So if you could have made it through your party primaries, go through the rigors and every other thing that goes with it and you emerged as a party candidate, then you know that you’ve truly been called to serve this country with strength and faith and I want all of us to continue to reflect on the national anthem,” he said.

The conference brought together candidates from 91 registered political parties to educate them on the need to build the right values that would help them deliver good governance and quality representation in Nigeria.

President Buhari had signed the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill into law in May, reducing the age limit for presidential candidates from 40 to 35.

On the other hand, the minimum age for National and State Assembly members was reduced to 25.

The aim of the law is to increase the participation of young people in politics, as

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People that are supposed to do it don’t school in Nigeria and don’t go to hospitals in Nigeria so how do you want them to do that?

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Nigeria is sleeping on its potentials gradually if the menace continue and the population growth is growing at the that it is now things will only get worst than this. The government is not willing to invest in this identified areas and already it is causing a huge problem boko haram and the criminal cases in Nigeria are evidence of failure to invest in this sectors, the higher the population of uneducated Nigerians the higher the challenges

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Our major challenge in this country is misplace of priority. Show me a country that doesn't prioritize education and health, I will show you a country that embarks on successive backwardness.

We'll invest more in them when there are no more lands to build mighty church auditoriums

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Education won't develop soon

Our doctors are leaving this sh*thole country in droves on daily basis.

Education may not improve soon shaa

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ednut1:
Mau all the fixed game scammers above die in 2018

ahhhhhh!!! make them no see 2019?

Just wait till 2019 when ATIKU takes over

Good one

Education, health, agriculture, power, roads...these are the sectors Nigeria as a nation need to focus on to truly develop .

Plans that cannot be altered irrespective of who comes into power has to be set in place for these sectors to thrive .

We can't keep taking one step forward and ten steps backward...WE CAN NEVER DEVELOP THAT WAY!!!

ednut1:
May all the fixed game scammers above die in 2018

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Don't you have brains to predict your own games instead of wishing death on people ??
RUBBISH!!!

Darkseid:
We'll invest more in them when there are no more lands to build mighty church auditoriums

The Church is not your enemy !

That picture is not Debbie Palmer o!

That picture is not Debbie Palmer o