Nigeria Records World’s Biggest Rise In Poverty As 17.9 Million Fall Into Deprivation
NIGERIA recorded the world’s largest increase in the number of people living in multidimensional poverty, with an additional 17.9 million Nigerians falling into.
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Why Poor Nigerians Are Getting Poorer By The Day – Obasanjo
FORMER President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday said prevailing corruption across various sectors of the country was responsible for making many poor Nigerians.
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Inflation Falls, Hardship Grows: Economic Gains Fail To Lift Nigerians As Poverty Hits 63%
POVERTY in Nigeria rose to 63 per cent in 2025 despite a notable slowdown in inflation, highlighting the limited impact of recent macroeconomic.
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Nigeria Has No Reason To Be Poor, Says Tinubu
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria is blessed with abundant solid mineral deposits and should not remain impoverished. News Point Nigeria reports.
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Atiku Warns Of Social Unrest, Says, ‘No Sign Tinubu Can End Hunger, Poverty’
FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of failing to address the.
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Luxury At The Top, Misery Below: US Govt Slams Nigerian Governors Over Lavish Spending Amid Public Suffering
THE United States Embassy in Nigeria has taken a swipe at Nigerian governors for their alleged wasteful spending on luxury government buildings, even.
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NLC Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Rising Poverty, Insecurity
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened a nationwide mass action over the deepening cost-of-living crisis, escalating insecurity, and coordinated attacks on workers’.
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‘It’s All About Hunger, Poverty’, Defence Chief Reveals Biggest Security Threat
THE Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has identified hunger and poverty as serious social challenges that are largely responsible for the.
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‘Poverty Fueling Insecurity In Northern Nigeria’, Kaduna Governor Says
GOVERNOR Uba Sani of Kaduna State has said that poverty and economic exclusion are the root causes of insecurity in northern Nigeria, warning.
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Poverty Significantly Increases Risk Of Mental Illness – United Nations
POVERTY makes people up to three times more likely to suffer from mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety compared to the wealthy,.
Africa
Zimbabwe Moves To Kill 200 Elephants To Feed Hungry Residents
THE Zimbabwean government has approved the slaughter of 200 elephants to feed hungry citizens. A spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority,.
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Nigeria’s Poverty Reduced By Seven Per Cent – World Bank
THE World Bank has estimated that improved access to internet coverage over three years led to a seven per cent reduction in extreme.
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FG, States Must Address Poverty – Senator Shekarau
THE Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, said the Federal and State Governments must address poverty, inequality, and joblessness for Nigeria’s.
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333m Children Live In Abject Poverty Globally – World Bank
NO fewer than 333 million children across the world live in abject poverty, a report by the World Bank, done in conjunction with.
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Period Poverty: In Africa, Women Are Being Priced Out Of Buying Sanitary Ware
WOMEN on the minimum wage in Ghana have to spend one in every seven dollars they earn on sanitary pads, research by the.
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Over 70m Nigerians Extremely Poor – Global Poverty Index
THE number of extremely poor Nigerians currently stands at 71 million, according to 2023 data from World Poverty Clock. The World Poverty Clock.
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N3.7trn Enough To Tackle Poverty In Nigeria – World Bank
A publication by the International financial institution, World Bank, has revealed that it would cost Nigeria N3.7tn to tackle the issue of poverty..