National population policy took on board some of the goals and objectives of the former implicit population policies and programmes. This paper compared nigerias national population policy and programme with those of other third world countries and examined the implications for. Population policy pravin visaria india, the second most populous country of the world, with more than a billion persons by 11 may 2000 according to preliminary results of the 2001 census, india counted 1. The policy has a 2015 end date for most targets, and aims to improve standards of living and quality of life for nigerias people by addressing the complex. An appraisal of population policy in nigeria enang, ebingha e, phd ushie, michael, phd department of sociology university of calabar nigeria abstract population policies are deliberately constructed and sometimes modified institutional arrangements andor. In the context of health, social protection is defined as programmes and measures aimed at removing financial barriers preventing access to health care services and protecting poor and vulnerable populations from. The historical development of nigerias population policy and its perceived effects on nigerias culture and society leanne kym jane lozanes, 4scl. Now 14 years after the last health policy, the context has changed in four major ways. Population policy united nations development programme. Nigeria was the 10th most populous country in 1985 and by 2025 it would be 4th.
Highlights of the nigerian livestock resources report david bourn. Examples of major policies in nigeria include, among others, the following. It pinpointed on the policies issues, challenges and prospects. The policy has had at most a modest effect in curbing the countrys high fertility. It has the statutory powers to collect, analyse and disseminate population demographic data in the country. National policy on infant and young child feeding in nigeria 2005 marketing of infant and young children food and other designated products registration, sales, etc. Examining environmental policies and laws in nigeria. Pdf the federal republic of nigeria, africas most populous country, promulgated its first explicit population policy in 1988, in response to the.
Nigeria key country indicators development indicators. In october 1963, nigeria altered its relationship with the united kingdom by proclaiming itself a federal republic and promulgating a new constitution. Effects and causes of overpopulation in nigeria includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available effects and causes of overpopulation in nigeria abstract this research work was designed to find out the causes and effect of overpopulation in nigerian. Its coast in the south is located on the gulf of guinea in the atlantic ocean. Development, population, policy, national policy on population and.
This rapid growth has been caused mainly by ruralurban migration than any other factor. Given the prevailing view that population policy has the potentials to reduce pressure of population on development and the attendant improvement of the welfare of people in society now and in the future, population policy has become an integral part of the overall development policies of most third world countries as we enter the 21st century. Jan 05, 2018 nigerias first population policy was put together in 1988 but it failed to deliver on its targets which included reducing the fertility rate, the rate of early marriages and the population. Interpreting population policy in nigeria oxford scholarship. Abortion policies and reproductive health around the world 2 united nations department of economic and social affairs. Educational policies and problems of implementation in nigeria. This present version has been influenced by current developments, particularly the followup activities of the recent regional and. In carrying out this research, the researcher visited some areas in edo state, and. According to the data from the nigeria health watch, nigeria had a 300% increase rate in the last 56 years. It explained the achievements and weaknesses of the policies. It is also mandated to undertake demographic sample surveys, compile, collate and publish migration and civil registration statistics. Specifically, the policy seeks to reduce fertility from the present level of 6 childrenfamily to an average of 4 childrenfamily, suggests an optimum marriage age of 18 years for women and 24 years for men, and advocates that pregnancies be restricted to the 1835year range and at intervals of 2 years.
Pdf this paper examined nigerias population policies of 1988 and 2004. Admission policies and the quality of university education in. Nigerias 2004 national policy on population for sustainable development. Nigeria population and development factsheet health policy plus. Population genetics ecology in population genetics a sexual population is a set of organisms in which any pair of members can breed together. Nigerias national population policy and its implications. According to the research, by the end of 2018, the population of nigeria will increase to 199,805,437 people. By 2100, if current figures continue, the population of nigeria will be over 728 million. The major contributors to nigerias population growth are early marriages, high birth rates, and a lack of family planning access. Causes of overpopulation in nigeria and its consequences legit. Policy implementation and its challenges in nigeria.
Policy implementation and its challenges in nigeria effiong, a. Causes of overpopulation in nigeria and its consequences. Nigeria expected to have larger population than us by 2050. Reproductive health 3policies 2017 98 71 50 most governments have adopted measures to reduce maternal and newborn deaths three out of four governments 76 per cent have adopted one or more policy. In their appraisal of population policy in nigeria, they argue that although the 1988 population policy was said to have been the result of intensive process of consultations and discussions with various interest groups, the foreword to the policy still had a.
Population policy of nigeria pdf population policies are deliberately constructed and sometimes modified. Npm national policy on migration npopc national population commission nuc national universities commission oecd organisation for economic cooperation and development. Colonial nigeria was the era in the history of nigeria when the region of west africa was ruled by great britain in from the midnineteenth century until 1960, when nigeria achieved independence. Nigerian population policy pdf population policies are deliberately constructed and sometimes modified. The united nations project that the overall population of nigeria will reach about 401. In essence, a policy is a course setting action that provides the direction, the guide and the way to the achievement of certain goals or objectives desired by government.
Nigeria s commitments include training frontline health workers to deliver a range of contraceptives and action to improve equity and access to family planning for the poorest. Daily champion lagos column by ojo titiloye oyeyinka. In 1991, nigeria got a new housing policy that was intended to provide solutions to the problem of housing her increasing population. The national policy on education formulated in 1977 to achieve the objective of acquiring. Policy summary the national reproductive health policy was approved in 2010 by the federal government of nigeria, with the goal of ensuring. The government of nigeria will partner with the private sector, civil society, traditional and. Nigerias 2004 national policy on population for sustainable. Although the first policy was developed prior to the cairo international conference on population and development icpd, it was implemented in full recognizance of the recommendations of the icpd. The birth rate in nigeria is about 37 births per 1,000 people. This paper compared nigerias national population policy and programme with those of other third world countries and examined the implications for sustainable development in the 21st century, considering the trend of events in the country since 1999. Ugwuanyi, bartholomew ikechukwu institute of management and technology, enugu emma e.
Cultural diversity and population policy in nigeria obono. United nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division 20. Total population change over a period, that is, the difference between the population at the end of the period and that at the beginning of the period. The first nigerian population policy was written in 1988 to reduce population growth.
The first nigerian population policy was written in 1988 to reduce population growth as a collaboration between the federal ministry of health and the world. Population policy may be single purpose like reducing crude birth rate by 20 per or it could be multifaceted like. The northsouth divide has widened in recent years due to the boko haram insurgency and a lack of economic development in the northern part of the country. Okoroma educational policies and problems of implementation in nigeria 247 a policy brings about a meaningful relationship between business objectives and organisational functions as it discourages deviations from planned courses of action. Nigerias national population policy and its implications for. This document describes the african development bank groups policy on population and proposes specific strategies to achieve the goal of its policy. Specifically, the policy seeks to reduce fertility from the present level of 6 childrenfamily to an average of 4 childrenfamily, suggests an. Population growth may become a severe problem for a country, which has a lack of natural resources to cater to the needs of its inhabitants. This paper draws upon drawn on morgans theory of organisational bureaucracy to explore how the interconnections and alliances between bureaucratic mechanisms, and educational agencies can inform how educational policies fail in nigeria and the africa region. Population policy is a strategy for achieving a particular pattern of population change.
The historical development of nigeria s population policy and its perceived effects on nigeria s culture and society. Pdf the historical development of nigerias population. The population of nigeria is one of the fastest growing rates in the world at 2. Population pyramids of the world from 1950 to 2100. Abortion policies and reproductive health around the world.
We hope to draw lessons for both state and public action to help achieve social goals on this important subject. Population division introduction the programme of action of the 1994. A policy ensures consistency of action because an organisation is governed by approved principles. This means that they can regularly exchange gametes to produce normallyfertile offspring, and such a breeding group is also known therefore as a gamodeme. Admission policies and the quality of university education in nigeria n. Nigeria s ambitious population policy, adopted in 1988, had its origins in the international population and development thinking of the time, set out in documents such as the world population plan of action and the kilimanjaro programme of action. This policy is an update of the first national population policy, which malawi adopted in 1994. Nigeria has launched its 1st population policy, reflecting new approval on the part of policymakers of national efforts to curb population growth. Introduction in its report on nigeria, the earth trend country profile 2003 shows that the country flares 2. In 2005, nigeria adopted the national policy on population for sustainable development 2004, the second such strategy in the nations history. Nigeria demographics 2020 population, age, sex, trends.
This increasing urbanization is producing the need for urban and regional planners in nigeria to develop policies which can control and manage urban development. Shrinking population india, currently the worlds secondlargest country by population, is expected to rival china in size by 2028, when both nations will each have about 1. Implementation assessment report continuing demographic trendscoupled with emerging national priorities and new international development frameworkscreated the need to assess the implementation of nigeria s 2004 policy on population for sustainable development. Okoroma rivers state university of science and technology the population of nigeria is 140 million according to the last 2006. Nigeria s 2004 national policy on population for sustainable development. However, this 1 bangladesh population policy an outline, june 1976, dhaka, department of population control andfamily planning, government of the peoples republic of bangladesh.
However, the urban population has been growing at a rapid rate of more than 5 per cent per annum over the past three decades. The national health policy of 1983 and the national health policy of 2002 have served well in guiding the approach for the health sector in the fiveyear plans. In view of the findings, the paper recommended a new approach to the formulation and implementation of environmental and population policies in nigeria for better future of the nation and the globe. Implementing the basic health care provision fund in nigeria. Mar 01, 2017 this paper examined nigerias population policies of 1988 and 2004. Pdf the historical development of nigerias population policy. The problem has been how this might best be achieved. The majority of the population 77 per cent of all tanzanians still live in rural areas.
There are numerous definitions of social protection. Policy in brief national reproductive health policy 2010 summary of sections that most apply to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Social and financial risk protection for poor and vulnerable populations is a major development and policy issue across the globe. This paper examined nigeria s population policies of 1988 and 2004. These factors, among others, include the ineffective and corrupt political leadership under which the public bureaucracy in nigeria thrives, the pervasive and deep rooted corruption within the public. British influence in the region began with the prohibition of slave trade to british subjects in 1807. Highlights of the nigerian livestock resources report david bourn background to the study the federal government of nigeria has long recognised the need for a wide ranging and objective assessment of livestock populations and systems covering the whole country. Nigeria has one of the largest stocks of human resources for health hrh in africa but, like the other 57 hrh crisis countries, has densities of nurses, midwives and doctors that are still too low to effectively deliver essential health services 1. The national population commission npc of nigeria was established by the federal government in 1988. Implementation assessment report continuing demographic trendscoupled with emerging national priorities and new international development frameworkscreated the need to assess the implementation of nigerias 2004 policy on population for sustainable development. This chapter focuses on population policy in nigeria, beginning with the first nigerian national population policy, introduced in 1988 as the four is enough. National population commission of nigeria and health policy. The thrust of the 1992 national population policy was to provide a framework and guidelines for the integration of population variables into the development process so. The nigerian government has been doing its best to help curb a rapid growth in population.
World population policy united nations population division. It builds on a previous policy that was approved in march 1993. The policy has a 2015 end date for most targets, and aims to improve standards of living and quality of life for nigeria s people by addressing the complex. Such policies cannot work as they will lack adequate financial, manpower, technical resources, institutional and organizational capabilities and the necessary political will for implementing such fundamental policies eminue, 2005. National population commission of nigeria, commonwealth. World population policies 20 report is part of a series that provides comprehensive and uptodate available information on the population policy situations and trends for all 193 member states. History of population growth in nigeria when nigeria declared its independence, it was a relatively small population country with only 45. Geography nigeria is the most populous country in africa and accounts for over half of west africas population. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the paper are. Lagos since the 1960s, the issue of population growth had received.