p-Index From 2021 - 2026
12.143
P-Index
This Author published in this journals
All Journal Kanal : Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi Jurnal Noken: Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial JURNAL MUQODDIMAH : Jurnal Ilmu Sosial, Politik dan Hummaniora KABILAH : Journal of Social Community Journal Analytica Islamica Attazakki: Jurnal Kajian Ilmu Pendidikan Islam dan Humaniora Jurnal Sains Sosio Humaniora MUHARRIK: JURNAL DAKWAH DAN SOSIAL Satwika : Kajian Ilmu Budaya dan Perubahan Sosial Jurnal Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi Universitas Garut: Hasil Pemikiran dan Penelitian Attaqwa: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan Islam Komunikologi: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Komunikasi dan Sosial Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Jurnal JTIK (Jurnal Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi) CERMIN: Jurnal Penelitian Konfrontasi: Jurnal Kultural, Ekonomi dan Perubahan Sosial Jurnal Komunikasi Nusantara Jurnal Komunikasi Nusantara SIASAT Journal Community Development Journal: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Jurnal khabar: Komunikasi dan Penyiaran Islam Kuriositas: Media Komunikasi Sosial dan Keagamaan Budapest International Research and Critics in Linguistics and Education Journal (Birle Journal) Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal (BIRCI-Journal): Humanities and Social Sciences Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx Journal) LEGAL BRIEF Jurnal Alwatzikhoebillah : Kajian Islam, Pendidikan, Ekonomi, Humaniora Jurnal Indonesia : Manajemen Informatika dan Komunikasi Daengku: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Innovation Britain International of Humanities and Social Sciences (BIoHS) Journal Britain International for Linguistics, Arts and Education Journal (BIoLAE Journal) An-natiq: Jurnal Kajian Islam Interdisipliner Jurnal Info Sains : Informatika dan Sains JURNAL ILMIAH GLOBAL EDUCATION KomunikA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Jurnal IPTEK Bagi Masyarakat eScience Humanity Journal Edu Sociata : Jurnal Pendidikan Sosiologi International Journal of Social Science, Education, Communication and Economics Communicator Sphere Jurnal Riset Jurnalistik dan Media Digital AT-TAZAKKI: Jurnal Kajian Ilmu Pendidikan Islam dan Humaniora ARZUSIN: Jurnal Manajemen dan Pendidikan Dasar Indonesian Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR) Communication and Information Journal Gudang Jurnal Multidisiplin Ilmu International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research of Higher Education (IJMURHICA) JIM: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Pendidikan Sejarah Riwayat: Educational Journal of History and Humanities Jurnal Spektrum Komunikasi Jurnal Pendidikan Ilmu Sosial Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Sosial Politik Attaqwa:Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan Islam Jurnal Indonesia : Manajemen Informatika dan Komunikasi Al-Balagh : Jurnal Komunikasi Islam Effect : Jurnal Kajian Konseling Matondang Journal Jurnal Peurawi: Media Kajian Komunikasi Islam
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search
Journal : matondang journal

Communication Discourse on Population Policy Dynamics and Development in Nigeria Ibrahim Abdulkadir; Yoserizal saragih; Muhammad Ridwan
Matondang Journal Vol 5 No 1 (2026): Màtondàng Journal
Publisher : Britain International for Academic Research (BIAR) Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/matondang.v5i1.1428

Abstract

This paper examines the dynamics of population policy and its implications for national development in Nigeria from a communication perspective. Nigeria’s rapid population growth, youthful demographic structure, and persistent socio-economic challenges have made population policy a critical development concern. The paper discusses how communication processes shape the formulation, interpretation, and implementation of population policies, as well as public understanding and acceptance of policy objectives such as fertility regulation, reproductive health, family planning, and sustainable development. Drawing on policy documents, existing literature, and communication-for-development frameworks, the paper analyses the roles of government agencies, the media, civil society organisations, religious and traditional institutions, and development partners in population policy discourse. The paper argues that the technocrat elite accepted the policy largely on its own merits, national leaders negotiated the policy by it facilitated state-society relations, deflected blame for economic woes, and representatives of social and religious groups rejected the policy. Many wonder why Nigeria, a country in which population was highly politicized, adopted a policy aiming to limit fertility. Further, some groups tend to see prestige and strength in large numbers and suspect that western warnings about high growth rates are an imperialist conspiracy to keep them undeveloped. The paper points that population policy success in Nigeria is not only a matter of demographic targets but also of effective, culturally sensitive, and inclusive communication strategies that align population goals with citizens’ lived realities. It concludes that strengthening evidence-based communication, media advocacy, and stakeholder collaboration is essential for aligning population policy with sustainable development objectives in Nigeria.
Co-Authors ., Zuhriah Abdillah, Baihaqi Abdul Rasyid Abdullah Hazaa Othman Abidin, Syahrul Adnan, Hafizur Kahfi Afif Eido Pemanta Berampu Afifah, Nisa Ahmad Qorib Ali Imran Harahap Ali Imran Harahap Amir Hamzah Harahap Anang Anas Azhar Anita Wulanie Fitri Anugrah, Tirta Asad Ullah Babayo Sule Baholy Robijaona Rahelivololoniaina Belay Sitotaw Goshu Benson O. Ademiluyi Berampu, Afif Eido Pemanta Chan, Fikri Azis Chinwe I. Saani Clarisse Falanga Mawi Colette Masengo Ashande Damayanti Milania Rambe Denny Al Anshori Daulay Depi Lisnawati Djellouli Zineb Dwi Noviyanti Dzhumaev Mamanazar Irgashevich Edria, Ade Lola Eshonkulova Masuda Khabibovna Eugene Agbasi Adjoteye Faisal Amir Munthe Ferdiansyah, Veri Fia Adilla Finny Syabhina Amanda Gladys Modupe Kayode Harahap, Berliana Harahap, Suheri Haryanti, Ulvi Hasina Wajid Hsb, Habibi Martua Husni Mubaroq Ibrahim Abdulkadir Ikhwansyah, Rizki Indriana, Loula Umaiyah Israel Odion E. Idewele Jambak, Susanti Javaid Ahmad Andrabi Jock Matthew Agai Joshua Kayode Kamran Khan Khairatun Uma Daulay Khairunnisari, Wulan Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua Kurnia Balqis, Putri Salwa Laila Rohani Laila Rohani Luo Renlian Manik, Alfia Rahman Manurung, Afwan Syahril Mary Olufunke Adedokun Muhammad A. Bello Muhammad Ridwan Muhammad Ridwan Muhari Syahlaili Saragih Mulyadi Mulyadi Murad A. Bein Mursyida, Shania Nasution, Roby Septian Noah Echa Attah Nur Ahmad, Fitria Nurrahmad, Taufiq O Babayo Sule Oleg Evgenievich Grishin Olusola Oladapo Makinde Oluwayemi Blessing Adegbola Peter Eriki Qorib, Ahmad Raisya, Hafiz Riani Iskandar Batubara, Gadis Rigobert Andrianantenaina Ririn Ramadani Risa Fadila Rizky Muharram Rizky Pratama Rizky Pratama Rizky, Elvina Robijaona Rahelivololoniaina Baholy Rohani, Laila Rokiman Letsara Rudhani, Goenersya Haidar Sabila, Umaira Said M Yusren Ilham Fajeri Sakti Tambak, Ahmad Budi Salam, Abdillah Salman Khan Sami Ullah Senouci Boumediene Sihombing, Haris Fadillah Siti Nuraini Siti Nurkhafifah Sururi, Zanniro Syifa Urrahmah Taufiq Nurrahmad Taufiq Sarfan Hasibuan Tria Pratiwi Usman Sambo Usman Sambo Virdinia, Thasya Widya Astuty Zahara J, Ayu Zanniro Sururi Hsb Zhang Yong