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28 Sep 2023
National President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ambali Akeem Olatunji, yesterday, warned that the group would not hesitate to join the indefinite strike planned by Organised Labour next Tuesday over petrol subsidy removal, saying that Nigerians are dying of high Blood pressure (BP) due to alarming poverty and hunger. NULGE also appealed to…
22 Sep 2023
As you already know, the fight against poverty remains one of our society’s most pressing challenges today, particularly in regions where a substantial portion of the population live in abject poverty. Current data from the World Poverty Clock, has pegged the number of extremely poor Nigerians at 71 million. Nigeria, with its 213.4 million-strong population, faces this stark reality. Approximately 63 per cent…
16 Sep 2023
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, called on leaders at all levels to embrace a form of democracy that creates prosperity rather than one that makes the people suffer. The former president made the call while speaking at the inauguration of the reconstructed 34.85km Oyo-Iseyin road in Oyo state. The former president emphasised…
31 Aug 2023
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said that Boko Haram terrorism has continued to fuel poverty, hunger and massive displacement of persons in the state. Zulum disclosed this, yesterday, while declaring open a two-day leadership retreat for 17 commissioners at the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB). The 14-year insurgency has claimed over 40,000 lives in…
16 Aug 2023
As inflation bites further, mostly from the effects of subsidy removal on the economy, there are concerns about the Federal Government’s ability to sustain its deregulation stance...
21 Jul 2023
Successive Nigerian governments have proven irresponsible and largely insensitive to the suffering of the people.
18 Jul 2023
The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India.
15 Jul 2023
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has said the people of Niger Delta were living in hell despite having the largest oil and gas activities in the country. 
13 Jul 2023
The clock is ticking on Nigeria’s fiscal reform. The country is currently grappling with a mounting debt crisis that presents significant challenges to its expenditures and investments. The escalating debt burden has profound implications, particularly for crucial sectors that require substantial investment. Insufficient allocation of resources to these sectors not only hampers Nigeria's development but…
7 Jul 2023
The North, with an average poverty index of between 0.351 and 0.425 is leading other regions of the country, according to the 2022 Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released in Maiduguri, Borno State
9 Jun 2023
Chairman, Editorial Board of The Guardian, Prof. Wale Omole, on Wednesday, said God is weeping for Nigeria over its mishandling of poverty and natural endowments.

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