Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has insisted that the northern parts of the country is abundantly blessed with natural resources despite the economic hardship being...
The World Bank said on Wednesday more than half of Nigeria’s population lives in poverty. In its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU) report titled: “Staying the...
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has condemned the tragic loss of over 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events across Nigeria. He...
The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has attributed the prevailing poverty and insecurity in northern Nigeria to...
Sensational Nigerian singer Tiwatope Savage, aka Tiwa Savage, has attributed the growing number of entertainers being churned out in Nigeria daily to poverty. The mother of...
President Bola Tinubu said on Monday the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty was pivotal in the global fight against hunger and poverty....
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has issued a stark warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding the economic policies his administration has adopted, which they argue...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Wednesday the latest increase in the pump price of petrol would further deepen poverty as production capacities dip. Nigerian...
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), on Thursday identified poverty, unemployment and weak governance as causes of insecurity in Nigeria and other countries in...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged a robust alliance among government officials and development partners to eradicate poverty and improve the quality of life for Nigerians....
Governors from Nigeria’s North West region have appealed to the United Nations (UN) for assistance in tackling a number of issues including the security challenges plaguing...
A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has blamed the forex policy of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the current poverty and economic hardship in...
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has bemoaned the recent decision by the Central Bank to increase the customs exchange rate from N783...
The Nigerian govt, on Friday, again promised to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty, following in the same fashion of such promises by the former...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday assured Nigerians his administration would come up with programmes and policies that would address poverty and insecurity in the country. The...
President Bola Tinubu has once again, insisted that there is no reason why Nigerians should be poor despite the abundant resources the country has been blessed...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu says he was not elected by Nigerians to give excuses but to work hard to ensure the country is taken out of...
The management and staff of the North East Development Commission {NEDC} have been charged to change their mindset and attitude to work, with a warning that...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, said on Monday the current administration would lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty in the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday in Paris, France, joined other world leaders on a consensus for redesigning the global financial architecture, which will favour poverty...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has once again accused President Muhammadu Buhari of destroying Nigeria in the last eight years by taking the country “from top...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, claimed that his administration had delivered on the change agenda he promised Nigerians, especially in the area of affordable...
Despite the significant inflow of money into the coffers of Nigerian states, from the federation account, residents still face misery. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare in Bauchi state, Dr Abubakar Dauda Katagum has lamented the prevalence of blindness in the...
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has identified reduction of poverty as one of the solutions to the country’s security challenges. Obi, who spoke at...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for accusing the party of impoverishing Nigerians during its 16-year...
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has lamented the rise in the poverty rate in the country. A recent National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report by...
A report by the United Nations Humanitarian Commission says over 70 per cent of people in Katsina, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, are living...
The number of Nigerians classified as poor may rise as the World Bank raises the poverty line to $2.15 (N936.32) from $1.90 (N827.45) beginning this month....
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, has raised an alarm over the escalating rise in prices of food items in the country,...
The Nigerian Association of Economists (NAE), says 90 million Nigerians are currently living in extreme poverty due to bad economy and incompetence on the part of...
A report released on Thursday by a United Nations arm, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has indicated that extreme poverty in Nigeria and the West...
The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has blamed poor leadership as the cause of the high poverty, unemployment, and insecurity...
The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration, has expressed worry over the increasing poverty index in the country, noting that the development is putting...
Nigerian reality TV star, Khloe, real name Abiri Oluwabusayo has said that only poor people have a mindset that they can never undergo a cosmetic surgery....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors on Saturday reassured Nigerians of their commitment to improved living conditions in the country. The Chairman of the Progressives Governors’...
The Southern Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) on Friday charged President Muhammadu Buhari to address hunger and poverty in order to stop...
About 895 Federal Government contracts and 795 infrastructural projects currently ongoing in different parts of the country are part of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s plan...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said to achieve the high rate growth needed to ensure good-paying jobs and better opportunities for Nigerians, and meet...
The Federal Government has, once again, renewed its vow to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2025, after mapping out strategies with which to...
American recording artiste and music executive, Diddy, real name Sean Combs has disclosed the heartbreaking moment that made him never want to remain poor in his...
Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, says the Federal Government has spent $5 billion to fight poverty in the...
More Nigerians are living in poverty as a result of the country’s rising unemployment, according to the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). NESG said this in...
The World Bank has revealed that soaring inflation has driven an estimated seven million Nigerians into poverty in 2020 alone. This was contained in its development...
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Claim: President Muhammadu Buhari made a bold claim on Saturday that his administration had lifted 10.5 million Nigerians out of poverty in the past two years....
The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Friday, named poverty and illiteracy as some of the factors responsible for insurgency in the country. Zulum stated...
Rochas Okorocha, the Senator representing Imo West, has opined that the high level of poverty across the country is the reason for the disillusionment with the...
The current setbacks being faced by Nigeria in terms of corruption, poverty and insecurity could have been prevented if the legislature was carrying out its duties...
Tech consultant and investor, Victor Asemota, has defended bitcoin and cryptocurrency against claims made by Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
