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CAUSES OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA

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  1. Causes of Contemporary Social Problems in Nigeria
 

Causes of Contemporary Social Problems in Nigeria

Some causes of social problems in Nigeria are:
  1. Poverty in the midst of plenty in the society or community.
  2. Corruption among leaders.
  3. Negative Peer Group Influence
  4. Influence of the Mass Media
  5. Unchecked access to the internet.
  6. Divorce and broken homes
  7. Cheating within the group.
  8. Sexual immorality in the society.
  9. Cultism among the youths and elders.
  10. Parents encouraging their wards’ involvement in examination malpractice.
  11. Greed for wealth at all costs without legitimate labour for it.
  12. Lack of love and parental care in the family.
  13. Unfaithful religious leaders.
  14. Indiscipline
  15. Disobedience to the laws of the land.
  16. Ignorance
  17. Injustice
  18. Proliferation of arms and ammunition.

Poverty

Poverty means the inability to provide the basic needs of life for oneself, family and dependants. This basic needs primarily are food, clothing and shelter. In addition, inability to provide quality education to enable proper and complete socialization of one’s children to make them live decent lives and be fulfilled are some of the causes of social problems in the society. This is so because children brought up improperly develop to become social deviants who are lured into all kinds of crimes and illegitimate means of making money in order to keep body and soul together. Poverty sometimes leads to broken homes and disjointed up-bringing of children. Although Nigeria is blessed with many natural resources that should make Nigerian rich, the wealth is hijacked by the few leaders and make many Nigerians to live in poverty. About 70% of the population live below the bread line; meaning that majority of Nigerians are poor in the midst of plenty. No wonder Nigeria is classified by the United Nations recently as 40th among the world’s poorest countries.

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