Worried by the attitude of the federal and state governments in budget preparation, a global non-government organisation with prime focus on campaign against inequality, OXFAM, has called...

Here’s a fact, despite Thursday’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, almost 600 million people around the World live in extreme poverty with more than half of them coming from Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Nigerian condition in terms of the awful life of the population was further underlined by the international non-governmental organisation, Oxfam. In an insightful review of the poverty situation in the country, it revealed that about 69 per cent of Nigerians had been living below the poverty line. Its report made bold to account for…

Notwithstanding repeated official denials and somewhat feeble attempts, over the years, to alleviate poverty in the country, the monster still persists and it is making life miserable for the citizenry. It is, therefore, not surprising that the 2019 global multidimensional poverty index, once again, ranked Nigeria among the poorest in the world.

Oxfam, a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, has called on the National Assembly to enact a law that would totally criminalize actions of banks,....

The Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) has partnered with Oxfam International to bring about 180 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the tax net, in order to aid the redistribution of wealth in the country. According to the president and Chairman of Council, NASME, Segun Agboade, the move was to also…

Over the years, succeeding governments have relegated other sources of revenue, limiting the nation’s revenue to oil and a few mineral products.     However, one major source of revenue, which developed countries like Britain and United States have taken advantage of is taxation.     Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chairman, Babatunde Fowler, disclosed…

The European Union (EU), Oxfam in Nigeria, Development Exchange Center (DEC) and the Taraba State government are collaborating...

Head, Influencing and Public Engagement, OXFAM, Dr. Saratu Abiola, has condemned the lip service given to the agriculture, saying the noise made about increasing number of farmers does not tally with output.

The Kebbi State government has appealed to European Union (EU) and Oxfam to help subsidise agricultural production in the state to make the produce compete favourably in the world.

Unless African governments take swift action against global warming, millions of people in the continent are in danger of being pushed into poverty and hunger.Oxfam International, an amalgamation of 20 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working with partners in over 90 countries...

No fewer than 500 youths in Edo State converged at the Edo Innovates Hub, Benin City, to engage policymakers and development experts on approaches to mainstreaming young people in development, as well as deploying technology in solving social and economic problems. The event, tagged: ‘Safe Spaces for Youths,’ was organised by the state government in…