Nigeria’s ticking population time bomb

NIGERIA’S rapidly increasing population is a powder keg waiting to explode. And, for a people shackled by base sentiments, age-long cultural practices and religious beliefs, there is no easy way out. This issue resurfaced at the House of Representatives recently when lawmakers clashed openly while considering a motion sponsored by Gabriel Kolawole on the need to control Nigeria’s population. The time is ripe to dissect the issue dispassionately in the interest of the country.