THE EFFECT OF INCREASING POPULATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON ECONOMICS
ABSTRACT
This project work is on the effect of increasing population in Nigeria, a case study of Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The need for this study arose because of the increase in population in the country. Some of the research questions used for the study is as follows;
- Does increase in population lead to poverty in Nigeria?
- Does increase in population lead to unemployment in Nigeria?
- Does overpopulation lead to food shortage in Nigeria?
- Does increase in population lead to illness/disease/death?
- Does increase in population lead to pollution?
In the course of this research work, questionnaires were designed and administered to some workers within the locality. The information collected was then analyzed, interpreted and used to test the research question stated. From the result, it was revealed that increase in population lead to poverty, unemployment, food shortage, illness/disease/death, pollution etc in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. Based on these findings the following recommendations were made to limit the increase in population. Some of the recommendations are as follows; female education should be encouraged in other to reduce high rate of pregnancy, early marriage should be discouraged. Also government should create jobs, and also to encourage farmers by giving them incentives to boost productivity of food.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
In contemporary society, population has become an important issue of concern. This is so because population in terms of its size and composition has far reaching implication of change development and the quality of life in society. Population is a major asset, as resources for development in the society; it constitutes the bulk of the producers of goods and services as well as the major consumer of goods and services.
Increasing population is a condition where the actual numbers of the people in a given demographic area starts to exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. In common language, the term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment. Overpopulation does not depend only on the size or density of the population, but on the ratio of population to available sustainable resources are used and distributed throughout the population. This population growth can result from an increase in births, a decline in mortality rates due to medical advances from an increase in immigration, unsustainable biome and depletion of resources. It is possible for very sparsely populated area to be overpopulated as the area in question may have a meager or non-existent capability to sustain human life.
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