 GNS211SUMMARY

*AGEI
NGINNIGERI
A;I
SSUES,
CHALLENGESAND
PROSPECTS*

 Accor
dingt
oWool
f,
agei
ngmeanst
obecomeol
d

 Agei
ngisaprocessi
nwhichi
ndi
vi
dual
smov
efr
om bi
rt
h
t
odeathisthest
atementofmakama

 Numbersandagesofchil
drenand
gr
andchi
ldr
en,
grey
nessofthehair,t
ext
ureoft
heski
n.Thi
s
at
tri
but
esdonotreal
lydef
ineAgeing

 Agei
sanimpor
tanti
ndexf
ormeasur
ingsoci
alst
andi
ng
ofi
ndi
vi
dual
s

 Oldagewaspeggedat60+y
ear
saccor
dingt
otheuni
ted
nat
ions?

 Thewor
ld'
sfi
rstcompr
ehensi
veGov
ernmentol
dage
pensi
onst
art
edin1880'
s

 Theef i
rstpersont
hatcr
eat
edtheworl
d'
sfir
st
compr ehensivegover
nmentol
dagepensi
onandset60as
theageofr eti
rementisGer
man,Ott
ovonBismarck

 Cal
enderagei
snotsy nony
mousntobi
ologicalagetrul
y
explai
nswhymostdevelopedcount
ri
esdi
dn'tacceptthe60
yearsret
ir
ementcut
-of
f?
 Thestat
utor
yret
ir
ementageforallci
vi
landpubl
i
cser
vant
i
nNigeri
ais60or35y ear
sofser
viced

 Non-
teachi
ngst
affoft
heuni
ver
sit
yar
etor
eti
reatage65

 Ther
ear
e4br
oadcat
egor
iesofage

 Thecat
egoriesofagesofagesar
ejuveni
l
e(chi
ldhood)
,
ear
lyadul
thood,middl
eadul
thoodandlat
eadul
thood

 Accor
dingt
othebr
oadcat
egor
izat
ionofages,

 0-
19showsager
angef
orj
uveni
l
e

 20-
39ager
angeshowsear
lyadul
thood

 40-
59ager
angeshowsmi
ddl
eadul
thood

 60+ager
angeshowsl
ateadul
thood

 Apr
eschool
erbel
ongt
oAge3-
4
 Aquadr
agenar
ianbel
ongst
o40-
49ager
ange

 At
eenagerf
all
swi
thi
n13-
19ager
ange

 Theager
ange5-
9isf
orChi
l
d/ki
d

 Super
cent
enar
ianf
all
sbet
weenager
angeof110and
ot
her

 Pr
eteenagerf
all
sbet
weenager
angeof10-
12

 Vi
cenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage20-
29

 Tr
icenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage30-
39

 Quadr
agenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage40-
49

 Qui
nquagenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage50-
59

 Sexagenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage69-
69

 Sept
uagenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage70-
79

 Oct
ogenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage80-
89

 Nonagenar
iansf
all
sbet
weenage90-
99

 Cent
enar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage,
100-
109
 Accor
dingt
oTroisi
,
thefir
stquar
teroft
he21stcent
uryi
s
of
tencal
ledageofAgeing

 Accor
dingt
omakama,
they
oungol
dar
ebet
ween60-
74
y
ears

 Thepopul
ati
onagei
ngsi
gni
fi
esthatsomeear
li
erheal
th
pol
ici
esareworki
ngt
oprol
ongl
ives

 Accordi
ngtoTroi
si,
theper
cent
ageofol
derper
sonsi
n
Ni
ger
iaasat1950is 5.2%

 Accor
dingtoTr
oisi
,
in2007t
heper
cent
ageoft
heol
der
per
sonsis4.8%

 Inthe1991popul
ati
oncensus,
per
sonsaged60and
aboveinNiger
iawer
e4,598,
114

 Accordi
ngto1991populat
ioncensus,
5.2%r
epr
esent
sthe
per
centageofthoseaged60

 4.
97%r
epresentpercent
ageoft
hoseaged60accor
ding
t
o2006popul
ationcensus
 Accordi
ngtoManama,
Inthe1991popul
ati
oncensus
aboutonethi
rdoft
heel
derl
ywerebetween70-64y
ears

 Thefoll
owi
ngf act
sar
etrueaboutt
he1991popul
ati
on
censusaccor
dingtoMakama

 Ther
ewer eal
way
smoremalesthanf
emal
esi
nal
lel
der
ly
agegroupof60y
ear
sandabove.

 mal
essur
viv
etov
eryol
daget
hanf
emal
es.

 The1991and2006popul
ati
oncensusshowedt
hat

t
wo-
thi
rdsofal
lel
derl
ypersonswereinlabourfor
ceand
mor
ethantwo-
thi
rdsoft
heelderl
ylabourforceweremal
e

 1991censusf
igur
esshowedacr
udedi
sabi
l
ityr
ateof
0.
4%or4.8%

 Thef
oll
owi
ngdoesnotdescr
ibet
heol
dper
sons

 Theaged,
seni
orci
ti
zensandol
deradul
ts

 Thedr
aftnat
ional
pol
i
cyonagei
ngdat
esasf
arbackas
Sept
ember2008
 Notmuchpubli
cit
yhasaccompaniedt
hedraf
tpol
i
cyi
s
t
rueaboutt
hedraftnat
ional
pol
icyonagei
ng?
?

 Theannouncementoft heapprovaloftheestabl
ishment
ofgeri
atr
icsheal
thser
vicesunit
si nallheal
thf
acil
it
ies
thr
oughoutthecount
rybyt heMinist
erofhealt
hwasi n7th
Apri
l2012

 Therei
sn'tpresenceofst
atut
oryi
nst
it
uti
onsf
or
coor
dinat
ingissuesonageing.

 Theagenciesconcer
nedwi thcoordinat
ingt
heissueson
agei
ng,assumingt
heyexistwillbeinchargeofrai
sing
awarenessaboutthei
ntergenerat
ionalgapbetweentheol
d
andyoungpeople

 Thefoll
owingispartoft
henon- gover
nment
al
organi
zat
ionsspri
ngingupinNi ger
iawit
hafocusonissues
rel
ati
ngtoageDav eomokrof oundati
on,
sor
ophomistsoci
ety
andAfri
cangerontol
ogysociety

 Thecareofoldpersonsisagreatchal
lengei
nNi geri
adue
t
o, r
easonofAgeingandi ssuesar
enewasdi scussionpoi
nt
i
nNigeri
aemmi grat
ionandI mmigrat
ion.

 Themaj
orchal
l
engesf
acedbyNi
ger
iai
nherbi
dtot
ackl
e
 agei
ngi
ssuesar
e

 poorheal
thcar
efaci
l
iti
es

I
mpov
eri
shedst
ateoft
henat
ion