Tag: poverty
Poverty, state abuse, not religion, push Africans to militants- U.N.
Poverty and state violence, not religion, are driving young Africans to join militant groups, the United Nations said on Thursday,…
Lawmaker suggest ways to tackle poverty in rural communities
A member of the Osun House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, says sustained empowerment programmes would go a long way…
Ethiopia to lift 7.9m people from poverty
Ethiopia’s Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Damene Darota, on Friday, said the ministry planned to lift close to…
Population, Education And Nigeria’s Cycle Of Poverty
Nigeria’s population today is ranked seventh in the world at over 192 million and is projected to grow exponentially to…
European Union: Education, a key factor in poverty reduction
The European Union says education is a key factor in reducing poverty and urged Nigeria to empower women and girls…
Senate pledges to tackle poverty
The Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has pledged commitment to tackling poverty and other goals under the programme.
How Lagos’ Creating wealth in the midst of poverty
Undoubtedly, the high rate of poverty in Nigeria has become worrisome. With the naira losing to the dollar almost all…
Wealth of 5 richest Nigerians can end poverty – Report
The Inequality report released by Oxfam International on Wednesday, revealed that the combined wealth of five richest Nigerians, put at…
TUC tasks Zamfara governor on poverty level
The Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Zamfara chapter, Comrade Nasiru Mustapha, on Monday advised the state government to utilise the…
Minister calls for home-grown poverty ranking mechanism
Hajia Zainab Ahmed, Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, has called for the adoption of a home-grown poverty ranking…
We’re addressing problem of poverty in Lagos with empowerment-LASG
The Lagos State Government says several training and empowerment programmes it had embarked upon in the last two years have…
Poverty contributes to ill health- Lagos NMA Chairman
The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that there was need to address the issue…
U.S. gives Nigeria $92.7m lifeline to tackle poverty
The United States Government has announced the sum of $92.73m in developmental assistance to support the five-year $2.3bn agreement signed…
Nigeria can’t achieve sustainable development without curbing poverty-Prof.
Nigeria cannot achieve sustainable development without tackling the high rate of poverty in the country, says Prof. Tajudeen Akanji, a…
Chukwu: Poverty drives Nigerian players to obscure leagues abroad
Taiwo Adelu Former Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu has lamented the deplorable situation that leads some Nigerian players…
2016 Budget: Buhari earmarks N500bn to alleviate poverty
The need to pay attention to the common man and spend the resources of this country on the poor people…
Buhari blames poverty, unemployment, injustice for conflicts in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that poverty, injustice and the lack of job opportunities were mainly responsible for…
2016 budget will deal with issues of poverty – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has stated categorically that there are specific provisions in the 2016 budget presented to…
Ban, British Queen meet on conflict, poverty
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Queen Elizabeth II have reiterated their commitment to preventing and resolving deadly conflicts and eradicating…
Poverty not reason to engage in human trafficking – AIG Hassan
AIG Bala Hassan who is in charge of the Nigeria Police Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, on Tuesday urged Nigerians…
Corruption cause of poverty, waste in Nigeria, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that apart from barefaced theft of public funds, corruption has also been cited…
Northern governors meet over insurgency, poverty, illiteracy
Femi Adi/Kaduna The governors of the 19 northern states met in Kaduna to discuss how to end problems of insecurity…
Boko Haram And The Assault On Education
By Rasak Musbau Ignorance, Poverty and Strife – the real axis of evil- are not inevitable in any part of…
Child Marriage And The Day Of The African Child
By Bilikis Bakare While some people tag it adherence to age long religious tradition popular in a number of regions…
Cancer And Ambode’s Birthday Wish
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The world is grappling with many challenges. Terrorism has heightened the fear of insecurity across the globe. Globally,…
Lagos, Global Poverty And Wealth Creation
By Michael Oputeh It is a as a result of the harsh reality of the danger of poverty, if allowed…
Nigeria bedeviled by poverty, debt – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President-elect, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo, has painted a dispiriting picture of the national economy, by releasing mind-boggling statistics and…
APC will end poverty, not manage it – Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress has assured Nigerians that the party will not manage the…
Families Sell Albinos To Ritualists
Eromosele Ebhomele Whether because of poverty or the need to make quick cash, it has been discovered that families producing…
Political Apathy And The Vicious Circle Of Poverty
By Akido Agenro It is not for nothing that a nation so endowed as Nigeria has failed to harness its…