Dr. Olaniyi Olayiwola of the Department of Statistics, College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has asked the government to maintain a balance between population and available resources to have a better society. Dr. Olayiwola, who is the Head, Department of Statistics, gave the charge while featuring on FUNAAB Radio 89.5FM live interactive programme, Boiling Point. According to him, the government should optimise the utilisation of available resources and keep a proper record of the same. 
“Population control is necessary, but not achievable in Nigeria due to certain factors, as the only way out is to manage and utilise our resources optimally. When we use it optimally, there will be a balance between our population size and the available resources for overall economic development. It is because people are not engaged that there is a population explosion,” he said.
Dr. Olayiwola stressed that Nigerians are not doing things the way they are supposed to be done, but rather, doing things the way they want them done. He said cultural and technological issues were some of the problems the nation was facing when it comes to population explosion. He disclosed that that 90% of Nigerians only believe in having children and not considering their upbringing and welfare. The Don urged the government to start keeping a proper record of things to have a better understanding of what is happening, adding that there are so many things that are underutilised in the country. “For a country to have a high income, it needs urbanisation, diversification of the economy, and manpower, but Nigeria is too porous and we are not doing things the way it should be done. We need to maintain a balance”, he said.