POVERTY in Nigeria is an everyday reality that grips millions of lives across the country. Once regarded as Africa’s sleeping giant, Nigeria has descended into a prolonged economic and social ...

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day of Families, the Federal Government has unveiled plans to launch three major national initiatives aimed at ...

She expressed a strong desire to prevent the UK from ever becoming like Nigeria, where poor governance devastates lives. “When I came to the UK at 16, I had my father’s last £100 and the hope ...

The family’s hut was destroyed, so they no longer live in Tabawa, where the children are buried. Their new home is in Darayami village, 7 miles (11 kilometers) away.

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has said that Nigeria stands to earn over ₦200 billion ...

The Chairman, Association for the Advancement of Family Planning in Nigeria, Dr Ejike Oji, on Monday said that family planning was a panacea to multidimensional poverty.

More than 87 million people in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, live below the poverty line — the world’s second-largest poor population after India, a country seven times its size.

Part of the study consisted of interviews with 37 key informants in the family planning and urban development sectors in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria and Kaduna, north-west Nigeria.

Most girls dropping out of school come from poor families. In Nigeria, 4 in 10 people live below the poverty line – that’s 95 million people. Currently, 87% of them live in Northern Nigeria. “In this ...

Medical experts have raised concerns about Nigeria's high fertility rates, and low family planning uptake, which continue to contribute to poor maternal and child health outcomes while ...

Esther Joseph said she went "almost mad" with anguish when her 13-year-old daughter Precious Sim was kidnapped from a northern Nigeria high school along with other students on July 5, 2021.

In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control ...