Poverty levels in Nigeria are projected to deteriorate sharply, with as many as 141 million Nigerians—about 62% of the population—expected […]
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Tinubu’s Poverty-reduction Drive Better Than Previous Govts — IMPI
A public policy think tank, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative, has declared that the anti-poverty measures being implemented by […]
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673 Million People Live In Hunger – Says WFP
The World Food Programme says about 673 million people, or around eight per cent of the world’s population, are not […]
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Poverty, Corruption Undermining Democracy In Africa – ECOWAS Envoy
Baba Kamara, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) special envoy on terrorism, says poverty and corruption are the […]
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Poverty, Poor Transport Fueling Health Crisis In Lagos – Report
A United States-based Nigerian nurse researcher, Omobolanle Agboola, has identified income insecurity, transportation challenges, and social isolation as major drivers […]
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Politicians Using Poverty As Tool For Manipulation – Malik Bosso
Former Niger State lawmaker, Malik Madaki Bosso has accused politicians in the country of deliberately perpetuating poverty and hunger to […]
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Poverty Fueling Insecurity In Northern Nigeria – Uba Sani
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has said that poverty and economic exclusion are the root causes of insecurity in […]
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Govt Misplaced Priorities Responsible For Rising Poverty In Nigeria – Obi
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on all levels of government in Nigeria to urgently […]
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More Nigerians Will Become Poor By 2027 – World Bank
The World Bank has projected that poverty will increase in Nigeria by three percentage points in five years to 2027. […]
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Democracy Fast Losing Its Essence Due To Multidimensional Poverty – Peter Obi
Politician and a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has said described Nigeria’s democracy as “fast losing its essence” […]
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