Tag: poverty
Liberian President identifies education as panacea to poverty in Africa
The Liberian President, Mrs Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, has Identified education as the panacea to poverty and disunity in Africa. Sirleaf…
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…