The two countries on track to make the biggest population gains are Nigeria and Ethiopia. Nigeria currently boasts 166 million people, but by 2050 its population is expected jump to 402 million. Ethiopia's population will likely triple from 91 million to 278 million, bringing the east African nation into the one of the top 10 most populous countries in the world for the first time.

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question is if we are having problmes providing for 166 million now, how will it be when we top 400 million?

Family planning.

Quit having 14 kids when you can theoretically only take care of 2 at best.

Unless we are able to harness our available resources at maximum potential

gonna be a big problem

as fragmented as the nation is, that would be a hard thing to follow natiowide, issue is what tools are we putting on grounds now for the next generation? its very possible that oil might begin to run out by then, just imagine what might happen, we dont have water supply for the present 166, neither do we have electricity or roads, for the present 166 million nigerians, even at 250 million self me don dey fear

I do not mind Ethiopia producing more people. This means more Ethiopian women.

People having kids is not the problem, lack of proper infrastructure is.

EzeUche:

I do not mind Ethiopia producing more people. This means more Ethiopian women.

Randumb.

ezeagu:

Randumb.

Hush! If you read the article, it also discusses Ethiopia.

Really?

Reducing birth rate in nigeria would never happen,with the mentality majority have that "children come from God" ha,
the best bet would be for govt to harness other of our numerous resources that will take care of the millions coming.

Blame it on the Hausa people, them they born like Jack rabbits

Does that mean more people to kill my militants in north Nigerian.

OvieE:

Does that mean more people to kill my militants in north Nigerian.

It also means more boko haram militants

icemann:

It also means more boko haram militants

And God will continue to punish them up there as long they stay away from the south.

Since after independence population growth is only our achievement, nothing else.

icemann:

Blame it on the Hausa people, them they born like Jack rabbits

bro,u cant blame it on them alone,how about our girls down south, 70% of them have kids in their teens before they even get married.

joecrack:

bro,u cant blame it on them alone,how about our girls down south, 70% of them have kids in their teens before they even get married.

And the Northerners (majority Muslims) Tend to have more than one wife. So do the math

by then we go don break up, bokos and east then west go chose weather to stay wth bokos

I'm truly one in a million  

EzeUche:

I do not mind Ethiopia producing more people. This means more Ethiopian women.  

For Ethiopian men  

EzeUche:

I do not mind Ethiopia producing more people. This means more Ethiopian women.

you and african women! the other time was about ghana women now ethiopian women who knows next maybe madagascar women!

juman:

Since after independence population growth is only our achievement, nothing else.

lol

IF we divide this country into 4, we will have an average of 40million per country which is still higher than some African countries

Toaskarity:

you and african women! the other time was about ghana women now ethiopian women who knows next maybe madagascar women!

or maybe avory coast or togo

Nigeria would surely invade neighboring countries for "living space".

odumchi:

Nigeria would surely invade neighboring countries for "living space".

and which neigbouring country will they invade, the one bigger than us or the one we are bigger than

odumchi:

Nigeria would surely invade neighboring countries for "living space".

I have been saying that for a while. We Igbos especially need living space. Igboland is too small for our population!

i wont be surprised, Naija has one of the most porous imigration systems & boarders, it costs less than N20k bribe to get a Naija passport be u from Cotonou, ghana, Mali. u can even come in free with your family by bush track from Chad. and guess what the custom officers are the ones to facilitate it, how wont we quadriple in size?
Many people in Naija 2day were never originally from Naija

Toaskarity:

you and african women!    the other time was about ghana women  now ethiopian women     who knows next                 maybe madagascar women!

African women make me happy. From Ghana to Ethiopia. I have only seen one woman from Madagascar and she was beautiful.

Nigeria does not hv a government.
Nigerian can't live together to achieve any thing because our mentality is different. let us divide

the population issue is a very big problem Nigeria will have in the nearest future. The earlier our government begin to tackle the issue the better