Nigeria’s population projection scary, needs urgent control, says FG

According to the Federal Government, Nigeria’s population projections are frightening, necessitating the immediate implementation of control measures to keep the country’s population increase under control.

This was said by Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), during a book launch on Monday in Abuja.

“A Sociology for Medical Practice,” written by Dr. Manassah Jatau, a retired Deputy Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, is the title of the book.

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“In one or two decades, Nigeria would overtake China and India as the world’s third most populated country,” Mustapha said.

“It is critical that we begin to plan for this rise as soon as possible.”

“Right now, we’re dealing with the youth population, and we haven’t been able to address some of the country’s problems.”

The SGF praised the author for his thorough understanding of leadership challenges in deciding the efficacy and efficiency of companies, particularly in terms of physical and financial prosperity, as reflected in the book.

Mustapha also underlined the importance of developing Nigeria’s traditional medicine, claiming that doing so would create jobs, improve the country’s pharmaceutical products, and boost the economy.

“There is also a need for traditional medicine to be introduced.” It will minimize the number of Nigerians who travel to foreign nations for medical care, according to the SGF.

Mr Adewale Adeniyi, Assistant Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), praised Jatau for a job well done earlier in his welcome message, emphasizing the importance of health and environmental issues.

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The departed Customs head, according to Adeniyi, left everlasting footprints in the service of the NCS that are worthy of emulation, and the author has successfully married sociology and medicine.

Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, who evaluated the book, stated it has both medical and sociological information.

“Man is a social being, and his health is influenced by multiple social variables, and the causes of most diseases lie deep in the social factors,” Jatau said in his remarks.

He explained that the book would aid in the recognition of diseases and illnesses, as well as the prevention of their occurrence, because it stresses healthy living circumstances in the human population and eliminates health threats.

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As a result, Jatau urged the government, academics, medical practitioners, and the general public to examine the book critically and utilize it as a starting point for their conversations and research.