Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerian politicians to shift their attention from election politics and... Read More
Poverty
Iyabo Ojo Reveals How She Understood Poverty After Marrying Her Now Ex-Husband
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In a recent interview on Toke Makinwa’s weekly podcast show, popular actress Iyabo Ojo opened up about her past experiences with poverty, shedding light on... Read More
The governors of the federation’s 36 states have expressed surprise at the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clement Agba, accusing them... Read More
Mr Ahmed Raji, an Abuja-based legal practitioner has called on the Federal government to introduce a Wealth Tax Policy that will make very rich Nigerians ... Read More
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the restructured Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) now known as GEEP 2.0. to lift 100 million... Read More
The United Nations says COVID-19 has magnified the challenges of making the world meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as between 119 to 124 million... Read More
Babagana Zulum of Borno has identified poverty and illiteracy as some of the factors responsible for the insurgency in the country. Zulum stated this on... Read More
Buhari always thinking of how to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty – Osinbajo
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said improving Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) while not stifling business especially small businesses, was a balance that must be at the... Read More
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Industry has tasked the Bank of Industry (BOI) to intensify efforts in alleviating poverty in Nigeria. The... Read More
Vera Songwe, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), says between 49 million and 161 million Africans may have fallen... Read More
Help Lift 100m Nigerians Out Of Poverty – Buhari Tells Disability Commission
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President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities to play its roles adequately to enable the government to realise its objective... Read More
FCTA Expresses Commitment to Reduce Poverty, Improve Sanitation in Rural Communities
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed commitment to reduce multi-dimensional poverty levels, achieve set targets in water, sanitation and hygiene in... Read More
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has underscored the importance of skill acquisition in the fight against unemployment and general poverty in the country. Okowa... Read More
The Wife of Ondo State governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu on Monday reiterated her commitment toward reducing the rate of poverty among women in the... Read More
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday said that for Nigeria to overcome the challenges confronting it poverty and unemployment must first be... Read More
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity for people living in poverty during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE ALSO: World Trauma Day:... Read More
An NGO, The Channel for Widow Relief Initiative (CFWRI), has called on governments at all levels to empower widows in order to reduce their sufferings,... Read More
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology says it is working on plans to create the desired platform for the actualisation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s... Read More
BBNaija: Reno Omokri Criticizes Nigerian Youths For Focusing On The Reality Show
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Reno Omokri has lambasted Nigerian Youths over the amount of attention they pay to the eviction of housemates of the Big Brother Naija show. Reno... Read More
NESG Raises Concerns Over CBN’s Forex Transactions, Poverty, Unemployment
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The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has expressed concerns over the foreign exchange transactions and disbursement of intervention loans by the Central Bank of Nigeria... Read More
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has called on the Federal Government to give priority to poverty alleviation and... Read More
Shocking! BBC Blames Poverty for Low Coronavirus Death Rates in Africa
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Mrs. Melinda Gates prophesied that dead bodies will fill the streets of Africa due to the expected devastating effect of the coronavirus pandemic on African countries.... Read More
National Consultative Front Mobilise Against Corruption, Poverty & Insecurity in Nigeria
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The National Consultative Front (NCF) have announced mobilizations against political corruption, rising poverty and insecurity in Nigeria. According to the group led by Professor Pat... Read More
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I has called on the abolition of family planning in Nigeria. The Oluwo of Iwo has argued... Read More
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi State has reiterated his commitment to lift the people out of poverty. He said this in a statement signed... Read More
Agricultural Experts Harp On Research To Avert Starvation, Poverty, After COVID-19
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Experts from within and outside Nigeria have called for agricultural research into stemming the problem of starvation, increased poverty and other challenges likely to... Read More
A young lady, alongside her accomplices have been arrested for selling her new born baby for N130k due to poverty. 20-year-old Miracle Kalu from Ohafia,... Read More
‘I Was So Frustrated, I Almost Went Into Yahoo’- Zlatan Ibile Reveals
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Nigerian rapper, Zlatan Ibile has revealed that he contemplated going into yahoo when life became too tough for him. In a recent live session on... Read More
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that over 82.9 million Nigerians are poor by the nation’s standards. The NBS announced this in its... Read More
Dr Titus Okunrounmu, former Director of Budget at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has advised the Federal Government to intensify provision of social welfare for... Read More
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