World Population Day is part of an international awareness campaign celebrated annually to beam global attention to the current population trends impacting the world. It brings to the front burner the urgency and importance of global population issues and the necessity to address the challenges posed by sustained global population growth and demographic-related issues.

This year’s world population day buttresses the positive impact of SDG5 with the theme “Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities”

This female group which constitutes almost half of the Nigerian population is often neglected across all societies and communities and not accorded the deserved attention which makes them experience limited access to opportunities.

As we grow in our numbers, it is important to create a balance by uplifting the voices of women and girls in society. Bridging the current gender gap in Nigeria will encourage a drastic socioeconomic transformation.

The world population can increase but the world can only get better when we harness the powers of gender mainstreamism.