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Falana blames deadly stampedes over food on poverty, criminal negligence, demands justice

A HUMAN Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has blamed the deadly stampedes that occurred during the distribution of food items...
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Agriculture

How goat breeding initiative empowered women in Hadejia, failed in other Jigawa councils

By Idris Kamal IBRAHIM NINE years after the implementation of Jigawa’s multimillion naira Goat Breeding Micro-Finance Scheme targeting women and...
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Education

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...
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National News

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...
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Business and Economy

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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Business and Economy

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,...
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