poverty
10 Jan
Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Ndiomu (rtd) has described as disturbing the level of poverty in Ijaw land.
6 Jan
The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, on Tuesday, resumed in her office after her visit to Plateau State to provide humanitarian relief materials for persons affected by the massacre on Christmas eve.
17 Dec
An Australia-based activist, Ifeanyi Nwolisa, has said poverty, bad governance and economic hardship were fueling migration of youths out of the country for greener pastures.
13 Dec
Budgetary allocation to Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation ministry in the 2024 budget is not capable of fighting poverty in the country, the Minister in charge of the ministry, Dr Beta Edu, has said.
28 Nov
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African countries to take urgent action to end poverty and mismanagement of natural resources if they want to earn the respect of the global community.
19 Nov
Vice President Kashim Shettima has tasked universities to create more jobs and wealth to fight poverty and unemployment in the nation.
17 Nov
The intractable economic downturn in the country led to the presentation of alcoholic beverages in pocket-friendly sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles by distilleries.
16 Nov
It does no one any good to dissimulate or dissemble our feelings in a bid to hide or escape the present-day realities in the lives of citizens all over the world.
13 Nov
Rosemary Olubode, founder of Rosemary Olubode Inspirational, aimed at helping women build an unbreakable bond with their spouses and performing their primary responsibilities at home, has explained why she is an incurable philanthropist. Rosemary Olubode revealed that she had a very humble beginning. She was born in 1975, in Jibowu, Lagos State, and was raised…
6 Oct 2023
The federal government says it targets reducing the poverty rate to 0.6 per cent and the unemployment rate to 6.3 per cent by 2030 and 2050.
6 Oct 2023
The Federal Government said it is fully committed to implementing the country’s Agenda 2050 to ensure the country attains a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $33,000 and brings the poverty rate down to 0.6 per cent.
3 Oct 2023
National President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ambali Olatunji, has decried the insensitivity of the Federal Government to the plight of Nigerians.
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