Kobojunkie:
How many are sane in that country? With population that rises at least 3 million each year even in the midst of devastating economy,there are barely any sane in that country.

Puss360:
Long overdue..... Very long over do...

But we are being hindered by two main reasons..

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1- RELIGION -
According to Christian Bible, Gen 1 Vs 28, "Be fruitful and multiply, Subdue the earth and conquer it" was God's word to man..
Again, Psam 127 vs 3-5 " Children are heritage from the lord....................... Blessed is the man who filled his quiver with them"

According to Islam Quran "Sura 4 (An-nisa) Ayah 3, talks about a man marrying more than one wife....

2- LEGISLATURE
The vast majority of our house of assembly are made of Islamic members..
So it is really hard to pass such a very delicate law....


But on a long run it will be beneficial to our economy

BlessedOne259:


Some Northerners are not immunized. Their religion is not against BVN. Their religion allows them marry more than one wife and they believe they are expected to produce as many kids as possible. The country will be aflame if any government try to enforce it.

I think the only way it can be enforced is it Nigeria is split into different country.

ideamonster:


It is possible. If you get traditional rulers on board, introduce taxes for more than 2 children and issue out digital birth certificates per mother.

ideamonster:
It's no surprise that things are getting harder every year in Nigeria. Even before the subsidy removal, the cost of everyday items are on the rise.

You may have noticed that the size of bread that sold for N200 about 5 years ago now goes for N1000. This means that families today need to allocate 5 times amount of money to bread than they used to five years ago. What even makes it harder is that every year since 2015, Nigeria has added a minimum of 7 million children every year. This is more than the size of singapore. It is worth nothing that 63 million Nigerians are alive today, who had not ben born when Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015. And with Nigeria's current fertility rate of 5.31 children per mother, each additional birth is creating an increase in the number of people who need to be fed.

In light of the following, several people are exploring the possibility that should Nigeria place limits on child size per family similar to such a policy enacted by the government of China in the late 1970s. In the special report exploring this topic below, population scientists, policy analysts, statisticians and everyday people ask the question: Is it time for Nigeria to start limiting children born into each family in this economy?

Do you agree? Do you support it? What alternatives to such a policy exist?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9NqnySifX8

ideamonster:
It's no surprise that things are getting harder every year in Nigeria. Even before the subsidy removal, the cost of everyday items are on the rise.

You may have noticed that the size of bread that sold for N200 about 5 years ago now goes for N1000. This means that families today need to allocate 5 times amount of money to bread than they used to five years ago. What even makes it harder is that every year since 2015, Nigeria has added a minimum of 7 million children every year. This is more than the size of singapore. It is worth nothing that 63 million Nigerians are alive today, who had not ben born when Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015. And with Nigeria's current fertility rate of 5.31 children per mother, each additional birth is creating an increase in the number of people who need to be fed.

In light of the following, several people are exploring the possibility that should Nigeria place limits on child size per family similar to such a policy enacted by the government of China in the late 1970s. In the special report exploring this topic below, population scientists, policy analysts, statisticians and everyday people ask the question: Is it time for Nigeria to start limiting children born into each family in this economy?

Do you agree? Do you support it? What alternatives to such a policy exist?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9NqnySifX8

ideamonster:


If the government wants to enforce it, they can. After all, they enforced immunisation and BVN and taxes and residents registration. If they want to enforce it, they will.

ideamonster:


If we don't bring measures up, the country will just keep getting harder. Theres increasing population and decreasing food production and productivity. We need to urgently limit the number of mouths to be fed.

DeOTR:

Honestly, yes. You don't have to give birth if you don't have the means of taking care of them. That's the root cause of our major problems.

SuccessfulRichi:
I think this is the right time for Nigeria government to step and take the bold step like China did and it helped the economy.

Population in Nigeria is growing doubling every year while we don't even produce anything.

Tell me how our GDP per Capita will grow??

A country that still suffering from high level of illiteracy and ignorance. Omo population go suplus

xandy84:
Nigeria is a plural society and enforcing child limit is not feasible and any politician that even suggest such law, his/her political career is dead on arrival. Why would a politician suggest a law that will make him unpopular and possibly cost him an election?
Nigeria and England population is almost about same in 1960 while Nigeria population is over 220 million now, England population is little over 60 million.
I was reading an article that say Nigeria will be the third largest country by population in 2050 but the whole country land mass is equal to the size of Texas.
The question will all need to ask is how does Nigeria intend to feed her citizens when we procreates as such an alarming rate that even developed countries will struggle to her their citizens if they are same situation as Nigeria?

Nigeria is structured to fail

and when you hear politician talking about fixing the rot, all I do is laugh cos the indicator is obvious we are heading to a fail society if we don't make a 180 degree turn for the better.

SocialJustice:
If 2 people share N10k and 20 people share same amount, which of the 2 groups will get better amount each?

Kobojunkie:
Has poverty succeeded in doing that thus far? Many now resort to abandoning their children resulting in the increasing numbers of homeless children and rise in child prostitution.

SocialJustice:
There's no need limiting anything. Poverty will teach any unwise family a bitter lesson. This is not even a time to get married, talk of having children.

Those who can afford it, please carry on but those that are assuming starting a family will bring financial breakthrough, safe journey too.

Kobojunkie:
Adding child tax per child will work though. Having those who burden the system pay more per child will work even in the north.

Ilamina:
Amen o

Considering I don't want to push plenty children

Elsueno:


A very good idea...but somehow unnecessary, in fact u just need to look around ur surrounding to figure out dat educated millennials & Gen z are refusing to marry due to economic situations or just have very few kids especially those in d cities. D major problem is those in villages & traditional northerners who believe in d Almajiri system( This crappy system most be abolished as parents just breed anyhow & send the burden to d society without a care in d world)..

d issue of population decline would be extremely worse in Africa onces it starts cause unlike d developed countries, ours would be born out of survival instinct & not enjoyment or planning like d western world

SocialJustice:
There's no need limiting anything. Poverty will teach any unwise family a bitter lesson. This is not even a time to get married, talk of having children.

Those who can afford it, please carry on but those that are assuming starting a fa[sup][/sup]mily will bring financial breakthrough, safe journey too.

MarketDispatch:

Nigeria should limit incompetency of Politicians rather ...why will you need University degree for Job applications but SSCE and primary school certificate for Political positions. Etc

zeyt:
I think it's high time that the government should enforce two children per woman before it's too late. I believe it's possible to not gravitate towards population monster. But the problem it now we don't even know how many people are in Nigeria. Talkless statistics of the population. Nigeria is already chaotic now genuine population data to guide any realistic planing to bring the much needed positive changes.
It thinks Nigeria should set up a registry office at every polling unit to record birth and death in each ward.

Kobojunkie:
Government does not need to limit # of births, rather Government can enforce paternity tests on every child born in and outside of the system and impose a child tax for every additional child per household. .

Kobojunkie:
You are right.. I am the one who wrote the following about your Nigeria.
Yes, it is my mindset to blame for Nigeria being known as poverty capital of the world.

ideamonster:


If the government wants to enforce it, they can. After all, they enforced immunisation and BVN and taxes and residents registration. If they want to enforce it, they will.

meum:
Some people no go gree😂

Kobojunkie:
The economy has remained in consistently bad shape for at least the last 40 years yet in that same period, the population has ballooned to over 200 and is slated to hit 300 million in about 25 years, and with the vast majority in abject poverty. It is past time Government policies are put in place to help curb that increase.

Princewill1:
Nigeria's 200m population is projected to hit 400million by 2050 no thanks to dvmb masses we have here in the country and also by that period, Nigeria crude oil proceeds will reduce heavily owning to the massive usage of electric vehicles in EU and North America.

A period of massive population explosion coupled with lower GDP will mean hell on earth in Nigeria... hyper crime rates with excruciating hunger and poverty. It's just 27yrs away from now.

Anyday I made it into becoming a dollar muti- millionaire, i will jointly purchase one of the private islands in the Caribbean, Asia or the Pacific with a few other rich folks and relocate there permanently with my family.

It's streeful living in a country with so much dvmb and ignorant people. Citizens of a country that elected Buhari and Tinubu back to back are definitely not normal.