National President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ambali Olatunji, has decried the insensitivity of the Federal Government to the plight of Nigerians.

‘When you know, to know you know. When you don’t know, to know you don’t know. That’s what knowing is.’ Confucius saying The studious reading of this President Xi Jinping classic represents both an expository and a reaffirmation of certain life core values and principles that are universally valid and applicable. This time focusing on…

National President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ambali Akeem Olatunji, yesterday, warned that the group would not hesitate to join the indefinite strike planned by Organised Labour next Tuesday over petrol subsidy removal, saying that Nigerians are dying of high Blood pressure (BP) due to alarming poverty and hunger. NULGE also appealed to…

As you already know, the fight against poverty remains one of our society’s most pressing challenges today, particularly in regions where a substantial portion of the population live in abject poverty. Current data from the World Poverty Clock, has pegged the number of extremely poor Nigerians at 71 million. Nigeria, with its 213.4 million-strong population, faces this stark reality. Approximately 63 per cent…

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, called on leaders at all levels to embrace a form of democracy that creates prosperity rather than one that makes the people suffer. The former president made the call while speaking at the inauguration of the reconstructed 34.85km Oyo-Iseyin road in Oyo state. The former president emphasised…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said that Boko Haram terrorism has continued to fuel poverty, hunger and massive displacement of persons in the state. Zulum disclosed this, yesterday, while declaring open a two-day leadership retreat for 17 commissioners at the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB). The 14-year insurgency has claimed over 40,000 lives in…

As inflation bites further, mostly from the effects of subsidy removal on the economy, there are concerns about the Federal Government’s ability to sustain its deregulation stance...

Successive Nigerian governments have proven irresponsible and largely insensitive to the suffering of the people.

The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India.

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has said the people of Niger Delta were living in hell despite having the largest oil and gas activities in the country. 

The clock is ticking on Nigeria’s fiscal reform. The country is currently grappling with a mounting debt crisis that presents significant challenges to its expenditures and investments. The escalating debt burden has profound implications, particularly for crucial sectors that require substantial investment. Insufficient allocation of resources to these sectors not only hampers Nigeria's development but…

The North, with an average poverty index of between 0.351 and 0.425 is leading other regions of the country, according to the 2022 Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released in Maiduguri, Borno State