Ayeeshat J Ahmad
Aminci Radio
The National Population Commission, in partnership with KanSLam and other partners, organized a 3-day orientation workshop for media and desk officers from relevant MDAs.
The event focused on Demographic Dividend, aiming to reduce dependency ratios.
Hon. Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, federal commissioner of national population commission ably represented by NPC State Director Alh. Balarabe Kabir highlighted the meeting’s objective as to promote awareness of Demographic Dividend’s value, to reduce the dependency ratio .
“many of our people that are in working age group are dependant and jobless this is why national population commission bring about this idea to bring out strategy in order to make use of population that we have in Kano state ”
However,Dr. Kabiru Dakata explained the concept of demographic devident emphasizing the need for youth to seek employment opportunities beyond government.
“Nigerians demographic devident roadmap aims to harness the potential of it’s large youth population to achieve economic growth, sustainable development and improved well-being.”
Alh. Aminu Yakubu Bichi, Village Head of Bichi LG, urged parents to provide essential needs, including education.
“its painful to saw children roaming around in the streets without support from their parents in the name of Amajiri school which is not religious guide ”
Abdulkadir Salisu Kabara, LAFIYA Program State Lead Officer, expressed commitment to developing the Demographic Dividend agenda.
He also presented programs under LAFIYA, highlighting the UK and Nigeria partnership for health sector development.
“lafiya program design as the UK’s Nigeria flagship programs 2020-2027,to strengthen government for delivery of integrated health and nutrition, health financing and improve health security through approaches include response to the emergencies.”
Report shows Nigeria has a very young population, with almost half of it’s 230 million people being under the age of 15, which translates to around 46% of the national population.
However children at the age of 5 accounts for nearly 31 million .also each year at least 7 million babies are born . according to the Data from UNICEF.
Aminci Radio reported that,the workshop, held at Fabs Hotel Zaria, Kaduna State, brought together stakeholders from various MDAs, council of ulama, and media outlets.