Tag: poverty

The party urged Mr Tinubu and APC to focus on addressing the country’s economic challenges rather than engaging in political ...

The party also defended the use of vehicles for political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections, saying campaign vehicles are ...

“I have heard the opposition talking about hunger and poverty. Who caused them? They did! They caused hunger and poverty. ...

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Nigeria Democratic Congress’s 2027 vice-presidential candidate, argued that the governors and President Tinubu were joining forces ahead ...

“It’s first fiscally very costly, and second, if you look at the pattern of consumption, it’s easy to see that ...

“Nigeria is supported by improved macroeconomic stability and favourable terms-of-trade effects, though higher prices for essentials are expected to further ...

Mr Bwala made the prediction while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday

Mr Bwala acknowledged that the immediate impact of the reforms was painful and that more Nigerians fell into poverty during ...

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will continue to strengthen primary healthcare as part of efforts to improve essential public ...

According to the report, 53 per cent of adults in the poorest wealth quintile remained financially excluded, compared with just ...

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.