Incognito403:

No it's not. Neo-colonialism and irresponsible leadership are the major causes of poverty.

This is not about limiting childbirth, the key to Nigerian Problem lies in making sure all agricultural processes are fully mechanised.

Our agriculture sector is very inefficient which leads to all sorts of issues.

GboyegaD:
While one would expect people to be reasonable, poverty has eaten so deep into our culture and people have been brainwashed with religion; thus, reasoning has been discarded by a majority of people. For this reason, it will be nice for the government to bring up a restriction policy. However, for a country that has no statistics, where do we start from?

I remember when IBB brought up the issue during his reign but both religions ganged up against it.

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

Tell the government to make things easy for his people.

Government increase price, you vex increase size. Who lose ??

In this economy crisis hitting every sector in the country, and a Nigerian citizen is thinking of getting married. Nigerians has lost its priorities

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

Tell that to the Kano state government.

SocialJustice:
Live your life and let me live mine. Not everyone is stupid enough to embrace poverty in the name of starting a family.

I have one good girl to give you

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

U forgot to add illiteracy.

Incognito403:

I'm not a northerner but I don't think anyone has any right to tell me how many children I should have if I'm not begging him to cater for them.

Many aren't begging directly to cater for the many children they gave birth to, but what can't be denied is the obvious facts that many are indeed giving birth to children they can't properly cater for in terms proper Nutrition, Shelter, Clothing & Education. You see these categories of Children looking manourished, wearing clothes next to Rags(These are true reflection of poverty)& become serious security threats to the society & yet we all blame the Government for every of such ill.Most of such family believe it is their right for Government should feed,school,health care & shelter their [b]football team of a family for free. [/b]If the Blames must go to the Government for every ill of the Society, they it has the right make policies for the good of the Nation & educate or enforce for its implemention.

.... Look no further as to actual area where war is being waged against Nigeria interms of growth and development...
1m Tinubu, Atiku or Obi will do little interms of contributing to the growth and development of Nigeria if population is not checked..
Average family in Nigeria is bringing to the world children they can't take care.. The effect is starring on our faces..

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.

U r very correct. So that some people will go and live together in their illiteracy, backwardness and terrorism.

In SW here, I can tell you for a fact

No young couples give birth to numerous children again

Highest now is 2 children

Nigeria situation is dawn on everybody

Tho, I know reverse is the case for northerners, they give birth like fowl and turn the innocent children in to Almajiri, hausa people should pls follow suit with only 2 children policy and train them up to university level

How I wish southern Nigeria and northern Nigeria splits I swear

The future is blinking for Nigeria because of northern people.

We are very wasteful in this country. First, we need to scrap the House of Representatives. A monocamera legislature is enough.

The President, Governor and Ministers should not have more than 12 advicers. Anything beyond 12, he/she can pay the extra from personal income.

When we've addressed all our unnecessary spendings and wasteful governance structure, there won't be any need to limit child bearing.

Konji will not allow it.

No

Rather they should implement policies and develop the nation's economy so that people don't see the need to have as many kids as possible.

CaptainFM1:
We are very wasteful in this country. First, we need to scrap the House of Representatives. A monocamera legislature is enough.

The President, Governor and Ministers should not have more than 12 advicers. Anything beyond 12, he/she can pay the extra from personal income.

When we've addressed all our unnecessary spendings and wasteful governance structure, there won't be any need to limit child bearing.

boss you don yarn the main issue, this country has alot of resources and wealth but it's with very few people in this big population. in this same country a single person can own a wealth of half of his local government in his pocket, this is the problem with this country.

Yes...

Originalsly:
Hmmm .... seems like it is in our DNA not to think things through... we are becoming more short sighted.... love to first leap then look after to see where we will land.... as in removing the subsidy on petrol. Limiting children in poor families. What will determine if a family is poor? What will determine when it is okay for the same family to have another child?

Thank you!

I no know whether na Black man issue or just Nigeria issue.

Instead of thinking of policies that'll encourage people to have less kids, their own to ban ban immediately.

Think9ja:
Whether we like it or not, Nigeria is dead and gone. The country cannot and will not work.

Let no man deceive you that one idiot politician has the solution to Nigeria.

For example, how do you implement a policy like this?

Just work hard and give your children a good life but generally, the country cannot and will not work.

The British destroyed many generations the day they pronounced Nigeria as a country.

Nigeria was built on a faulty foundation so no magic can make the building stand.

The only solution to Nigeria is a disintegration. And I'm talking about disintegration into many pieces.

Souls are dying and wasting away everyday as a result of this current setup.

This is the truth many don't want to face ... their minds are locked and deluded and can't logically examine the situation on ground from many angles and sectors.

Cc: BESTScientist1 hope you see the comment I quoted, don't decieve yourself.

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.

This is so stupid.

A poor family already committed the mortal crime of having more than 2 kids. The next option is to tax them so there'll even be less resources for the poor family and if they fail to pay the tax, what next? Put them in prison? Leaving the kids with one parent. That's 1/2 money coming in to the home.

I don't suppose the govt is going to take care of the destitute kids. They'll turn to beggars on the street.

See how your genius plan fails.

meum:
Some people no go gree😂

How can we people who promote almajiri system agree?

What a stupid and demonic suggestion, no wonder politicians make mockery of the masses.
Is Nigeria beyond fixing that the only solution is to enforce childbearing limits per family? Correcting The politicians stealing the money and making useless policies that have seen the economy crumble, is that not an easier solution than telling families how many kids they will have?
We have natural gas, yet can't generate cheap power. We have crude, but must import PMS.if you fix Healthcare, education and unnecessary importation while reducing multiple taxation, and using the revenue generated wisely for infrastructure, Nigeria should be okay.

Chetas81:
If Chinese citizen do it from 1981 to 2016 then nothing wrong with the Nigerian citizen to practice it , only religion is the obstacles

China's economy is going to collapse because of that policy in tbr coming years.

Incognito403:

Which resources do they have in Europe? Yet they're living fine.

Our population isn't our problem. Mismanagement and neo-colonialism are our problems.

When your population explodes at a rate that even developed countries will struggle to adapt to and you're just a developing nation, then it's a big problem. A very gigantic problem.

I don't know how people look at an issue and then boldly deny what's staring at them in the eye

Evolutionlove:
Limit What??

When I'm planning to marry Three Wives and have at least A Dozen of Children.

Nothing do you. Make it four. Fire dey go.

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.

if you don't want to get married, that's on you, people are getting married every Saturday

Unplanned Economy system of unreasonable leaders.

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

May be in the North cos in South, an average family size is 5. Yet the economy is biting hard.

If corruption isn't tamed, even if you're the only citizen of this Country, whatever belongs to you will still not get to you

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.

if u see better man or woman Marry and live... The idea that pple shouldn't Marry is just wrong... No time wey society no go hard.. I just have to live according to ur means...

We no dey tell old man to comot for sun 🌞 😔😔😔😔

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.

It’s not possible for any government in Nigeria to enforce this.

Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano state recently approved N854 million for the Auren Zaruwa wedding initiative. Google it, this is recent. Nearly a billion naira was approved to people who can’t afford to pay bride price and start a family so they can marry😳😳😡😡.

How can you control or enforce family planning on these set of people??