Poverty

Music producer and artist manager, Klever Jay Ikell has come out to hail Hushpuppi amid his fraud allegations and arrest. Klever Jay simply revealed that the internet sensation is nothing but a genius who sacrificed himself for generations to come. According to him, his sister died in LUTH because of ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that the recently developed Economic Sustainability Plan, ESP is meant to stimulate the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Buhari simply revealed that the plan would extend protection to very poor Nigerians and other vulnerable groups via pro-poor spending. According to him, the ...

The Federal Government just set up a plan to fulfill its pledge of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. FG recently revealed that it plans to create jobs via different Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to make poverty a thing of the past. According to a communiqué issued by ...

Northern Nigeria is responsible for most of the poorest people in Nigeria, according to a World Bank report titled “Advancing social protection in a dynamic Nigeria.” The report was shared after a research conducted by the World Bank that spanned 2011-2016. According to World Bank, the country experiences large inequality ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is celebrating with President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on his 60th birthday tomorrow, Feb. 6, 2020. In a recent congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, Buhari revealed his good wishes and prayers for longer life ...

The Director-General of Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Professor Yima Sen has said he believes the country will be better soon because it is only a traumatized nation right now, not a failed state. He revealed this as he spoke to newsmen recently about the state of the nation. According to ...

The Programme Director of the European Centre for Electoral Support, Maria Mauro, has come out to say that the level of poverty in several 3rd world countries, including Nigeria, makes it impossible to eradicate electoral crimes. Maria revealed this in Abuja on Wednesday during the public presentation of a report ...

The World Bank has come out to say it will keep collaborating with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to make statistics available to the Nigerian government to lift Nigerians out of poverty. Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director, disclosed this at the launch of the report of the ...

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said poverty eradication is important for sustainable development in Nigeria and FG is focusing on that. Lai revealed this at the Quarterly Public Lecture of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) held in Abuja. According to him, FG plans to reposition ...

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has urged beneficiaries of empowerment programmes, especially women and youth, to use the knowledge they acquire to change their status and decrease poverty. Mrs. Ibijoke, who spoke at the inauguration of Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Empowerment Scheme in ...

Ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Charles Soludo has asked for the collective response in enhancing the poor healthcare system and eradicating poverty plus other major challenges in Nigeria. Soludo revealed this at the 26th Annual Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Development Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According ...

A youth group in Kogi State, Youth Alliance, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue the state from “impunity and looming anarchy.” Youth Alliance said tension is everywhere ahead of the state’s governorship election scheduled for November 16, 2019. In a recent statement, Ade Onemola, Idowu Ipinmisho and Arome Idachaba, ...

Famous South African performer Zodwa Wabantu, has blasted citizens of her country for the xenophobic attack on Africans living in her country. The pantless dancer, in a clip, disclosed that the recent attack on African Nationals and Nigerians living in SA is not about xenophobia but poverty. She revealed that ...