Promiscuous Lifestyle in Nigeria: An Ethical Response

Abstract

The Nigeria’s religious space is replete with fruits of the missionaries’ (Islam and Christianity) accomplishments especially in the areas of  ethics and values. Unfortunately, promiscuous lifestyle, indiscipline and allied phenomena have become prevalent and the trend has  continued. There is a general concern if this problem had eluded any ethical thought or paradigm. Against this backdrop, this study  considers the recurrent decimal of promiscuous lifestyle in Nigeria, as perhaps, a proper description of the ethical dilemma in the country  due to the conflict between evil and good, and the dearth of the reflection of religious profession on the life of the nation. To this  end, this paper examines promiscuous lifestyle and cites its viral nature with the aim of establishing the ethical implications for the  Nigerian nation. It is a study carried out in the field of ethics and its scope covers some of the States though with equal representations of  the fieldworks in the six (6) geo-political zones in Nigeria. This is a qualitative research and it depends on strict logical syllogism rather  than statistical formulae in data collection, analysis and discussion. The study is also carried within the broad framework of ethics- religious phenomenology. This research creates awareness about the rising cases of the young and the old members of the society who  indulge in acts of promiscuity. Furthermore, the paper presents the causes and consequences of promiscuous lifestyle and appraises the  phenomenon as an unethical practice. At the end, it makes a case that significant number of citizens is accepting the phenomenon  whereas a few of the people refrain from it. In response, the study makes some recommendations to discourage people from such  unethical phenomenon.