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Nigeria launched the country’s fourth National RAPID on July 6, emphasizing the nation’s commitment to implementing policies to address future population growth and sustainable development. Nigeria’s total fertility rate is 5.5 percent. The RAPID was launched at a summit – "Investing in Youth to Reap the Demographic Dividend in Nigeria" – where Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma said, "Young people and not oil are the most valuable resource we have as a nation." The RAPID model, an evidence-based advocacy tool the projects the impact of high fertility across sectors, was developed in collaboration with the USAID-funded Health Policy Plus project. Read local press coverage
Nigeria launched the country’s fourth National RAPID on July 6, emphasizing the nation’s commitment to implementing policies to address future population growth and sustainable development. Nigeria’s total fertility rate is 5.5 percent. The RAPID was launched at a summit – "Investing in Youth to Reap the Demographic Dividend in Nigeria" – where Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma said, "Young people and not oil are the most valuable resource we have as a nation." The RAPID model, an evidence-based advocacy tool the projects the impact of high fertility across sectors, was developed in collaboration with the USAID-funded Health Policy Plus project. Read local press coverage
Nigeria launched the country’s fourth National RAPID on July 6, emphasizing the nation’s commitment to implementing policies to address future population growth and sustainable development. Nigeria’s total fertility rate is 5.5 percent. The RAPID was launched at a summit – "Investing in Youth to Reap the Demographic Dividend in Nigeria" – where Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma said, "Young people and not oil are the most valuable resource we have as a nation." The RAPID model, an evidence-based advocacy tool the projects the impact of high fertility across sectors, was developed in collaboration with the USAID-funded Health Policy Plus project. Read local press coverage