Tag: poverty

From unfinished homes to shop compartments, this report explores how unequal living conditions influence early childhood development and deepen inequalities ...

The minister noted that more than two million widows in Nigeria shoulder caregiving and breadwinning responsibilities under difficult economic conditions.

Participants at Edo State University’s maiden Faculty of Arts and Communication Round Table Symposium linked Nigeria’s security challenges to governance ...

The study drew on data from the Nigeria Living Standards Survey 2022/23, the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2024, and ...

“Things are very difficult, people are barely surviving. The economic situation is troubling.”

Stakeholders at an environmental justice roundtable called on oil firms and regulators to convert flare gas into electricity for Akwa ...

The call comes amid growing concerns over menstrual health challenges affecting girls and women across Nigeria, particularly in low-income communities ...

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) also treated 136,778 malaria and 13,877 cholera patients in Zamfara.

NBS data shows that about 74 per cent of children under the age of ten in Bauchi are deprived of ...

Atiku said the worsening poverty levels are not accidental but a direct consequence of “poorly conceived and harshly implemented policies.”

Governor Uba Sani urged journalists to hold such politicians accountable by scrutinising their past records.

ASUU president said the union is optimistic about the implementation of the agreement in totality, “but there still exists that ...

This year should mark a new beginning for Nigerians in holding public office holders to account.

According to the 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 75.6 per cent of Cross ...

Environmental degradation claiming millions of lives, costing trillions annually.

The governors adopted a unified position: that the North must place Early Years development at the heart of its security, ...

“Poverty thrives through weak or captured institutions.”

The Minister also called for increased investment, transparency, and collaboration to strengthen system resilience

The governor also disclosed that Katsina contributed N1 billion to the Children’s Nutrition Fund in partnership with UNICEF, while more ...

Nigeria must instead embark on continuous reforms to consolidate the gains of its democracy since 1999.

At the “We Are Green Discourse,” the trio urged Nigerians to counter persistent negative narratives and inspire a mindset shift ...

These female breadwinners, often engaged in informal work and faced with limited financial support, stretch meagre earnings to keep their ...

He highlighted three main challenges including limited risk pooling, over-reliance on out-of-pocket payments, and inadequate protection for vulnerable groups.

The NHRC expressed this concern in a statement on the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances.