Asianjollof007:


Bro, i'm just 24 and freaking ashamed of myself. I can't even move freely in my hood, i feel bad for still staying in a face me i slap you house with my parents. This life is not really fair, tbh.

CharisEleos:
You're talking of family of four. I've seen family of 9 in one room. 7 children with husband and wife. Though the man later took the room beside them when the tenant there left.

Some women are the cause of this. You know the condition you live in and you'll still be producing children anyhow..

TalkTalkTwins:

Pavore9:


Realistically, what percentage of such Nigerian family crawl out of that pit of poverty?

gbaskiboy:
That is my neighbor with 4 children with the wife they are 6. And the room they occupy is not upto 4×4. That was same place they gave birth to all the children the first child should be around 15. I pity the family though, imagine living in that small apartment with bed and chairs in it. The day I entered their room to say hello to them I almost choke as smell from outside the gutter almost suffocate me. I enjoyed all sort of musical rhythms as mosquitoes takes the centre stage they sucks half pint of blood from me. The available space in the room is just like nairaland comment section. Wish I can do something to assist the family..

RealSolution001:


You nailed it bro. You nailed it. Rightly said, lack of education and exposure.

sevenhundred:
what you failed to understand is the country is not secure and no good medical treatment, so one can lose 5 children in a day to insecurities or medical negligence.

sevenhundred:
many do manage to survived, just determined and have positive thinking. Most of our so called leaders are from a very poor backgrounds.

CharisEleos:


That's not enough to justify bringing many children into the world to come and suffer.

Birth the number you can cater for and leave their safety and protection to God.

CharisEleos:


That's not enough to justify bringing many children into the world to come and suffer.

Birth the number you can cater for and leave their safety and protection to God.

Pharaoh4rin:
I knew of a family that lives in a single room in our street back then in county b/stop ọgba Ikeja. They are 10 in a single room. Some of d grown-up sleeps on the passage especially during heat. Funny enough, such families usually give birth to beautiful and talented children. One thing that helped that particular family then was Saturday weddings and Sunday birthdays .

May God have mercy.

Offpoint1:
Got neighbor with 9 and she's pregnant currently... Husband na police with a rank less than than Inspector.

She confidently told me "Na all dey pikin God put for my body I go born, na God dey raise pikin... Tomorrow if dey all become something, na me go enjoy pass"
Worse she's not working, if you see the husband you see frustration. Na only 2 trouser and clothes I dey see am with. Uniform no black, e no yellow, e no brown.


As I dey so any woman I date or go marry I dey let dem no sey na 2pikin I dey born, dey 2 sef na by force... Once 2 don enter I dey go do vasectomy straight
Dey suffer I experience for this life I no wan make my enemy experience talk more of my children.

Pavore9:


For the leaders who made it out of poor background, how many didn't make it? If many born and raised in such background made it later in life, why is poverty still excruciating in Nigeria and regarded the poverty capital of the world.

PuZZyNegro:
In Economics, low income families give birth to many children because to them, children are investment goods while high income families give birth to fewer children because to them, children are consumption goods.

To a rich man, children are substitute goods, to a poor man, children are complementary goods.

Factors that affect the fertility rate in Nigeria are

1. Price (cost) of raising children
2. Income of the household
3. Taste and preference
4. Cost of other goods.


Now, looking at the cost of raising children, a man that lives at Lekki will definitely want to have fewer children because the cost of raising one child is high considering the environmental factors like school fees, rent, etc. Unlike a man living at Ijegun that will only need to drop 500 naira at home for the lunch of 5 children. Now, you know why someone living in the low-brow area of the city will most likely give birth to more children? Because it costs him less to raise them. They can go to government school for all that he cares!

Income of the household. Lower income should have mean fewer number of children but the reverse is the case in this country due to lack of education and exposure.

Taste and preference. People with high taste will want to have fewer number of children so to maintain a minimum living standard.

Cost of other goods. The higher the cost of other goods, the fewer the number of children should be.

Nigeria has factors 2 and 4 to help us reduce the population boom but high level of ignorance rather made it to work against us.

If you took your time to read this, please save the society by giving birth to no more than 3 children irrespective of the genders. Whatever 6 children will do for you, 3 children when properly trained can do it.

Sedonxavi:
Very common in Lagos. I don't understand whether is by force to live in Lagos

xandy84:
I disagree with you about the reason poor people has more kids. Sociologist believed that poor people have more kids cos they have fewer means of entertainment when compare to rich people and will result to more sexual intercourse, hence more kids.. Ask yourself, when was the last time a neighborhood plumber, carpenter goes to the movie with his wife? Maybe never but will have sex with his wife often.

RealSolution001:
Although nobody can predict the future but there are people who deliberately walk into unfavourable condition. As a writer of this article, age wise I'm due for marriage but I don't give a damn about it not until I'm able to get a good job that can guarantee me at least one bedroom. Besides, the path Nigeria is tilting towards economically demands one to use his head sufficiently when doing things that has future implications. I live in one room apartment as years now since I graduated from the University I haven't been able to find a good paying job. In this compound, we share toilet/bathroom with no specific place to call kitchen. You just have to create a space for your cooking and the gas cylinder returned inside after cooking. In fact, looking at the structure of the building, it wasn't designed to accommodate people in family setting but singles but today, agents and the lawyer have brought so many married people into the place.

Living in one room as family

There are four different married (legally or illegally) people living in the compound as thus:

Family A has husband, wife, 3 children and two relative all living inside I room.

Family B has husband, wife, 3 children (currently the wife is pregnant for the fourth child) and a relative inside one room.

Family C has husband, wife, 2 children (currently the wife is pregnant for the 3rd child) and also a relative living inside one room while

Family D has husband, wife, two children and two relatives and mother in-law living in one room.
Crazy right? While this article is not in anyway intended to make jest of anybody but what I don't seem to understand is people living inside one room and still give birth to multiple of children into same. I mean are these people comfortable with their condition? Are they comfortable with poverty? To me, I think it's crazy. How do they cope? No privacy between the husband and the wife. Even the sex that led to their wives' current pregnancy, how, where and when did it happen when they have absolutely no privacy of their own. Also, these people can disturb. Is it because I'm not married? Always either asking for one thing or the other. "Abeg make I use your gas boil water for Garri. My own just finish". "Abeg you get Garri?" "Abeg borrow me 2k I go give you back". "Abeg u get Maggi?" "Abeg give me your toothpaste". "Abeg make I use your detergent" "abeg give me small pepper" and almost anything else you can think of. Haba! Habatically!! I'm tired please.

In my submission, I think government as a matter of urgency should do something about birth/population control in the country. Already, one of the factors that have given birth to the present state of Nigeria is over population which has led to high rate of unemployment, poverty and consequently, crime. Also, people should try to attend some level of financial comfortability before delving into family way. Me that is not married, no be say I stupid but things must be done right. May God bless me with a good job or capital for business so I can pack out of this place in no time.

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donbachi:
We dey manage..but oneday.we go move into our own mansion.

bigcee:

I dey feel your pain, bro. You don't need to be ashamed. Tomorrow go dey alright.

sevenhundred:
bad government that's why there's poverty in the country, moreso Nigeria is not overpopulated, with the resources available. So blame the government.

MrOkenwa:

your comment got me busy, trying to figure out how 10 human being can sleep in a single room....chai

donbachi:
We dey manage..but oneday.we go move into our own mansion.

PuZZyNegro:
In Economics, low income families give birth to many children because to them, children are investment goods while high income families give birth to fewer children because to them, children are consumption goods.

To a rich man, children are substitute goods, to a poor man, children are complementary goods.

Factors that affect the fertility rate in Nigeria are

1. Price (cost) of raising children
2. Income of the household
3. Taste and preference
4. Cost of other goods.


Now, looking at the cost of raising children, a man that lives at Lekki will definitely want to have fewer children because the cost of raising one child is high considering the environmental factors like school fees, rent, etc. Unlike a man living at Ijegun that will only need to drop 500 naira at home for the lunch of 5 children. Now, you know why someone living in the low-brow area of the city will most likely give birth to more children? Because it costs him less to raise them. They can go to government school for all that he cares!

Income of the household. Lower income should have mean fewer number of children but the reverse is the case in this country due to lack of education and exposure.

Taste and preference. People with high taste will want to have fewer number of children so to maintain a minimum living standard.

Cost of other goods. The higher the cost of other goods, the fewer the number of children should be.

Nigeria has factors 2 and 4 to help us reduce the population boom but high level of ignorance rather made it to work against us.

If you took your time to read this, please save the society by giving birth to no more than 3 children irrespective of the genders. Whatever 6 children will do for you, 3 children when properly trained can do it.

Pavore9:


Bad governance should then be what should motivate couples not to have such number of children, to avoid re-generating poverty.