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Population Control: Education Is The Best Contraceptive - Expert

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Policy and Development expert, Rotimi Sankore has explained how critical education is in keeping Nigeria's explosive population in check.

Policy and Development expert, Rotimi Sankore has explained how critical education is in keeping Nigeria's explosive population in check.

Sankore was a guest on Nigeria Info FM programme, Morning Crossfire on Monday. The show was highlighting World Population Day 2021 which was marked on Sunday, July 11.

While recommending what Nigeria; Africa's largest population; should do to control its population, he said considering the fact that roughly 49-50 percent of women in Nigeria have secondary education, the government has not done enough because "the higher the educational qualification of women, the fewer children they have."


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