ÆLEX set to hold 14th Annual Lecture on November 18th 2020

Nigeria is currently estimated to have a population of about 208 million individuals. The country's population is expected to surpass that of the United States of America by 2047. In fact, �the United Nations projects that by 2050, Nigeria's is likely to have a population of 401.31 million people! Indeed the country remains one of the largest black population in the world and is the most populous country in Africa.
�
Many posit however, �that Nigeria's development has not caught up with its population and has turned what should be the country's biggest blessing to something it has to grapple with.� Despite the exponentially increasing population, the literacy rate in Nigeria is only about 59.6%, with half of the population of individuals over 15 years being classified as illiterates. For the literate demographic, jobs are scarce and underpaid despite a seeming abundance of qualifications.
�
Understandably, this factor has been one of the most frequently cited reasons for international migration by Nigerians. Additional reasons given for migration include insufficient income, inadequate/inexistent public infrastructures and the general search for a better quality of life.�

These factors are so intertwined that failure in one area has a domino effect on other areas. Widespread failure of these factors in any country will certainly have its evident ramifications for such economy. For instance, �lack of education and or employment has been named as a principal cause of insecurity in the country. Insecurity in turn has been a deterrent to investment and growth of the economy.�
�
As Nigeria's population continues to grow by an average of 2.6% annually. This raises the question of whether Nigeria�s population is a ticking time bomb.
The answer to this question and how we can best harness our population will be addressed in the 14th edition of �LEX Annual Lecture themed: Illiteracy, Migration and Security: Nigeria�s Population Time Bomb.
�

As 2020 is a year unlike any other, this year�s edition will be a virtual session featuring Honourable (Mrs) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerian in Diaspora commission; Seasoned journalist, politician and former member of the House of Representatives, Mr Mohammed Yahya- Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Mrs Nyma Akashat-Zibiri; Lawyer and co-host of TVC�s �Your View�.

The forum provides the opportunity of shedding light on a pertinent national issue while also providing recommendations and suggestions to tackle it accordingly.With a distinguished speaker line-up, the lecture promises to be both insightful and thought provoking.

The �LEX series of lectures are a commemoration of the partnership that formed �LEX Legal Practitioners and Arbitrators in 2004. The annual lecture has in past years thrown up very vital issues significant to the development of Nigeria as a nation. The first of the annual series commenced in 2005 with the theme, "The Regulator in a Deregulated Economy�- (2005).

bring your trade to limelight

Let's Get That Pending Article Published To The World

For Adverts and Enquiries

Phone: 234 809 803 8479

Email: triplenetblog@gmail.com

BREAKING NEWS:

ÆLEX set to hold 14th Annual Lecture on November 18th 2020