Poverty

How poverty is forcing Nigerian children out of school

Globally, Nigeria ranks third among countries with the highest number of out-of-school children, behind only India and Pakistan, with...

My govt delivered as promised in 8 years — Buhari

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration successfully reduced poverty and built a sustainable economy within the last eight...

Governors hit back, say FG’s failure to secure Nigeria responsible for rising poverty

THE NIGERIA Governors’ Forum (NGF) has described the claim by the Federal Government that governors are responsible for the...
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Nigeria has 133m people living in ‘multidimentional’ poverty, 86m in North – Report

THE Federal government has disclosed that 133 million people in the country, representing 63 per cent of the population,...

Seven million Nigerians will be poorer by 2022 – World Bank

THE World Bank has said that seven million more Nigerians would be poorer due to the “inflation shock” that...

Number of poor Nigerians to increase to 95 million in 2022 — Report

THE World Bank has said the number of poor Nigerians is expected to increase from the predicted 90 million...
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Abdulsalami warns against fuel price hike as NEC proposes N302 per litre

AMID concerns that the Nigerian government is considering a National Economic Council (NEC) committee report that recommended hiking the...

Soaring food prices deepen Nigeria’s rising poverty

AMIDST inflation, insecurity and the dwindling value of the naira, the hike in prices of food has made life...

Nigeria’s cost of living worsens as inflation rate spikes to 18.17%

INFLATION rate in Nigeria has increased to 18.17 per cent in March 2021, indicating the highest level since January...
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95.7 million Nigerians to live below poverty line by 2022- World Bank

THE World Bank has indicated that about 95.7 million Nigerians will live below the poverty line by 2022 after...

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