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2 days ago
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, on Tuesday, met with President Bola Tinubu over the seeming spike in banditry and related criminal activities in Zamfara. The meeting was described as “closed-door” in a statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, who, however, disclosed that Lawal briefed President Tinubu on the security situation in Zamfara,…
21 Mar
More children are living in poverty across the United Kingdom than ever before, according to official government figures released Thursday. Previous studies have shown that growing social inequalities in the G7 nation have hit children's health and rising numbers are forced to use food banks. An estimated 4.33 million children were living in low-income households…
7 Mar
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27 Feb
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) said the increasing rate of poverty and the attendant hardship ravaging the West African sub-region can be attributed to the activities of terrorist activities.
24 Feb
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Benin Zone, on Thursday, urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to work harder and provide effective measures that would cushion the effect of its anti-poor policies that has pushed Nigerians and the Nigerian academics down the intolerable abyss of abject poverty and hardship.
19 Feb
Ibadan residents, especially the youths and traders, on Monday, stormed the streets of the ancient city to protest the high cost of living in the country.
15 Feb
Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu's administration, accusing its policies of pushing Nigerians deeper into poverty and hardship. In a statement released on Thursday, Shaibu painted a grim picture of the nation's economic situation, highlighting rising food prices, business…
3 Feb
The governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State in 2019, OwolabiSalis, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently tackle what he described as degenerating hardship in the country to save the poor from the excruciating hunger and poverty.
3 Feb
The federal and state government authorities have been urged to take necessary steps in order to make housing affordable to the generality of the Nigerian populace, who are facing housing crisis. Handing down this challenge is the CEO of LuckyBay Homes, Ujomu Lucky Ikechukwu, who hinted that the company will continue to provide affordable luxury…
19 Jan
Humanists, who are fleeing persecution, can be granted asylum, and some protection in Western countries. This is some good news.
16 Jan
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lamented the killing of another of the captives abducted by kidnappers from their homes in the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT).
10 Jan
Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Ndiomu (rtd) has described as disturbing the level of poverty in Ijaw land.

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