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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 ...
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Inflation, shrinking middle class and poverty
When I read the response of the Federal Government to last week’s International Monetary Fund report warning Nigeria over the implications of a high inflation rate and the slow impact of the economic ...
This year, heavy rains inundated Nigeria and neighboring countries, causing flooding the region hasn't seen in at least a decade. Hundreds have died.
“I grew up in a poor country, and I watched my relatively wealthy family become poorer and poorer and poorer despite working harder as their money disappeared with inflation,” Badenoch said.
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.
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has said that Nigeria stands to earn over ₦200 billion ...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says he is not from a poor family like the former Minister of Transport, ...
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.
Some 76 Ghanaians who were trafficked to Nigeria under a fraudulent recruitment scheme have been rescued, Ghanaian police say ...
As Nigeria battles rising health risks tied to poor sanitation, experts and stakeholders are calling for a bold rethink of ...
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 ...
Nigeria’s poverty crisis has become politicised, and those who speak the truth are often gaslighted or attacked. Comparisons with other countries underscore the poor choices made.