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Yayale, Zwingina, Yugudu, Yerima, others unite to save Northern Nigeria from abject poverty

By Tom Garba Despite its abundant human and natural resources, ranking as the sixth oil-producing country in the world, Nigeria’s population is living below standard with the northern region having a high level of poverty rate. The current economic downturns and crisis inflicting pains and brunts of poverty scourging the nineteen northern states, some elites […]
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‘We’ll lift 133 million Nigerians from poverty’ – Tinubu’s minister assures

The newly sworn-in Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has assured of the federal government renewed commitment to lift 133 Nigerians out of poverty. Edu, at a meeting with heads of agencies under the ministry in Abuja, said this will be achieved through different interventions and initiatives aimed at reducing poverty. Assuring […]
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Minimum wage, inflation Will Push More Nigerians into extreme poverty in 2023 – Daily Times Survey

By Joy Obakeye There are indications that more Nigerians risk becoming extremely poor this year if the Federal Government fails to proactively take steps to review the national minimum wage which is due by 2024. According to the National Bureau of Statistics in its 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey, 133 million people are multidimensionally […]
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FG inaugurates national poverty situation room

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, on Friday inaugurated the National Poverty Dashboard Situation Room (PDSR). Agba inaugurated the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) PDSR at the bureau’s headquarters in Abuja. He said the hub presents a veritable tool for a proper understanding of the poverty situation in Nigeria. […]
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FG to reduce poverty in Nigeria with $7bn

By Godwin Anyebe The Federal Government says it has earmarked about $7 billion within the last seven years in its efforts to pull 100 million Nigerians out of poverty through its National Social Investment Programme in the country. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Farouq, stated this in a keynote […]