title: The human factor in national development:  some reflections on population and development in Nigeria.
abstract: The relationship between the effective utilization of human resources and successful socioeconomic development in Nigeria is examined. The author argues that Nigeria's current socioeconomic difficulties cannot be blamed on population growth alone, and maintains that "underutilization of human resources; lopsided production and distribution mechanisms; economic depression; and under-developed science and technology system; erratic climatic and agronomic conditions; the illegal exportation of food; [and] corruption and mismanagement of revenue, all constitute forces that simultaneously limit the national capacity to produce more resources for the growing population."
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ukaegbu
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D006280:Health Workforce; D009549:Nigeria; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012922:Social Change
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Human Resources; Nigeria; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Social Development; Western Africa