Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund UNFPA, says that, UNFPA is committing over 75 million dollars to boost reproductive health and data generation in Nigeria.
He said the money covered the value of seventh country programme between 2014 and 2017.
According to him, the amount budgeted for core programme is 29.2 million dollars while the non–core is 45.8 million dollars. He also said that, the body is presently discussing with the National Population Commission on the next census, adding that the data generated will assist government in its projections and planning.
Osotimehin said this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja.
Osotimehin said that UNFPA had been in Nigeria since its inception in 1969, adding that it had participated in numerous activities in the country.
Osotimehin said that young girls constituted between 30 and 40 per cent of maternal mortality burden in Nigeria.
``We encourage women to take family planning; it enables them to take control of their lives.
``When you talk to women and ask them, they will tell you I have six children, but if I had the choice I would rather have three or four.
``The problem always is that they don’t have the opportunity to make those choices, and the choices can be made if they have access to the commodities and are able to make such choices.” He said.
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