News
FG has no plan to control population, says Perm Sec
The Federal Government has disclosed that it has no plan to think about population control even though the geometric growth of 3.2 Per cent is in clear variance to the nation’s Gross Domestic product (GDP) of less than two per cent.
Recall that the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), on Sunday, April 28, 2019, put Nigeria’s at 201 million.
Giving an insight at the presentation of the 2019 Regional Economic Outlook by the International Monetary Bank (IMF), Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Ministry of Finance, Dr Mohammed Dikwa, said “As of now, the government is not even sure to make any policy to control population growth. We won’t have much problem with the population growth for now; but if the need be, the government has every right to look into it and make consultations for us, including state governments, on what to do.”
However, development economist had been decrying lack of population control measures in an economy that is in dire lack of jobs and basic amenities of life, saying jumping population will continue to weigh down the already inadequate infrastructure and further breed endemic poverty.
Continue Reading
-
Latest1 week agoAPC’s Asogwa wins Enugu North senatorial by-election by wide margin
-
Latest1 week agoAPC, PDP clinch key by-elections as INEC declares winners in Kano, Rivers
-
Latest1 week agoOyebanji extends lead as APC dominates Ekiti governorship race with 91% of results uploaded
-
Politics1 week agoPRP presidential primary heads to court as aspirant challenges Donald Duke’s nomination
-
Politics1 week agoWike-backed Lagos PDP extends olive branch to Bode George ahead of 2027 realignment
-
Latest4 days agoAlleged xenophobic attack claims life of Malawian street vendor in South Africa
-
Football1 week agoJapan crush Tunisia 4-0 in historic 1,000th World Cup match as Curacao earns first-ever point
-
Latest1 week agoOyebanji secures landslide re-election as INEC declares APC winner of Ekiti governorship poll