POPULATION POLICIES : FORMULATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND PROSPECTS KEY ISSUES IN NIGERIA’S POPULATION POLICY IN THE 1990
Population studies
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Issue: 1
(06 - 1989)
This paper reviews Nigeria's population policy which was adopted during the first quarter of
1988. The policy has been adopted at a time of social and economic stress. The policy
document is divided into eight sections, each section highlights demographic and socio-economic
aspects of the society.
The major constraints to the realisation of the policy objectives are mentioned and the future
prospects to the year 2000 are appraised.
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