Ntarezeb Abiye

[Ntarezeb Abiye @NtarezebA]

We don't talk enough about how exhausting it is to keep explaining yourself to people who never planned to understand.

[Ntarezeb Abiye @NtarezebA]

Waiting on God doesn't mean nothing is happening. It means something is being prepared you can't see yet.

[Ntarezeb Abiye @NtarezebA]

The most honest prayer I've ever prayed was 'God, I don't even know what to say right now. You know.'

[Ntarezeb Abiye @NtarezebA]

Biology gives women hundreds of eggs. Only a handful need to become children.

What happens beyond that is policy, culture, and choice.

We need better conversations about all three.

[Ntarezeb Abiye @NtarezebA]

Does a woman's body require all her eggs to be fertilized?

No. And understanding why matters especially for Nigeria's future.

A thread 🧵

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Birth rates fell. Economies surged. That's the demographic dividend.
Nigeria is sitting on that same dividend and hasn't unlocked it yet.

[Ntarezeb Abiye @NtarezebA]

South Korea. Japan. Thailand. Singapore.
All once had high birth rates. All broke out of the trap the same way:
✓ Invested in girls' education
✓ Made family planning accessible and normal
✓ Gave women economic agency

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A demographic trap: when population grows faster than the economy can create jobs, schools, hospitals, and infrastructure.

More people. Same broken systems. Less per person.

That's not destiny. That's a policy failure.

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The result?

Nigeria records 7.71 million births per year more than all of Europe combined.
1.7 million graduates enter the job market annually. The economy cannot absorb them. Over 80% of small businesses fail within 2 years.
This is what demographers call a demographic trap.

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So why does Nigeria keep "popping kids"?

The drivers are social and structural not biological:

→ Early marriage
→ Low female education
→ Cultural pressure to have large families
→ Son preference
→ Contraceptive prevalence of only 12–17% among married women

[Ntarezeb Abiye @NtarezebA]

There is zero biological requirement for an egg to be fertilized.

If it isn't, it simply dissolves. This happens every single cycle naturally, automatically, without harm.

Reproduction is a choice. Not a biological obligation.

[Ntarezeb Abiye @NtarezebA]

Women are born with 1–2 million eggs. By puberty, that drops to 300,000–400,000.

Over an entire lifetime, only 400–500 eggs are ever released through ovulation roughly one per month.

The rest? The body reabsorbs them quietly. No fertilization needed.

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Reproduction is a choice, not an obligation imposed by biology.

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@MrCharlesky I'm interested

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@GlobalEllah Interested

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Communication isn’t about talking more it’s about listening better.
Leaders who listen build trust, spark ideas, and inspire action.
#Communication #leadership

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@lorrranadr Hahaha, I totally get that too! Adulting can be a wild ride sometimes 😅 but those little moments of comfort like pizza therapy remind us we’re still standing. Every bounce back counts.

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Resilience isn't just surviving the storm, it's coming out stronger, wiser, and more grounded than before. The bounce back is the breakthrough. 💪 #Resilience #GrowthMindset #KeepGoing

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@BenoHr80463 Interested

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Your network is your net worth. #Networking