To expose students to world wide discussions of population problems in the context of development planning and of alternative courses of action, thereby giving them a balanced view of the situation.

To enable students fill the need for manpower in the various sectors of the Nigerian economy where statistically and computerisationally oriented personnel is increasingly needed.

To make the students well equipped with tools of demographic analysis and to acquire a sound knowledge of the application of Statistics to diverse social problems in their environment, in everyday decision-making, development planning and project execution in the private and public sectors of the economy.