Buhari to Nigerians: How to handle legislations you have misgivings about
President Buhari said this on Monday in his remarks at the Joint Executive-Legislative Leadership Retreat, held at the State House ...
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Of Ikoyi affluence, Obalende poverty and other sorry tales, by Udenza Daniel Jr
An estimated 2,000 people enter Lagos every day, many ending up in informal settlements like Obalende. It was founded as ...
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Ministry creates platform for lifting 100m Nigerians out of poverty
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister, said this in Abuja at the inauguration of a Technical Committee for boosting commercialisation of ...
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Sanusi calls for diversification of economy to address poverty, inequality
He also said governments at all levels must invest on human capital development and create enabling environment for investments, instead ...
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FG will tackle unemployment, poverty through infrastructure development- Fashola
Fashola made the remarks on Thursday while inspecting some ongoing Federal Government road projects in Osun State.
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Borno inaugurates Social Protection Committee on poverty, vulnerability
The committee comprised staff members of the Ministry of Rehabilitation Reconstruction and Resettlement, Action Against Hunger and European Union’s Building ...
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Buhari at UN outlines plans to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty
The President spoke in a video message to a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on poverty eradication.
Read moreMy message to you on Children’s Day, by Timi Alaibe
Most of the children live with their parents in abject poverty. Still, they went to school with expectation of employment ...
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25m people could lose their jobs because of COVID-19 – ILO
The International Labour Congress says almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lagos plans review of law on money lending
The Lagos State Government through its Ministry of Home Affairs says it will review the law on Money Lending in ...
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Only lazy ones are hungry in Ebonyi — Gov. Umahi
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has debunked insinuations from some quarters alleging that the citizens of the State were ...
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How Nigeria stop being world headquarters for extreme poverty, by Atiku Abubakar
Mallam Pariya was the definition of loyalty and competence. I will never be able to fill the void he left ...
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Resolving challenges confronting education key to ending poverty – Osinbajo
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that resolving challenges confronting education would ease the quest to end poverty in Nigeria.
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Makinde’s government moving Oyo from poverty to prosperity — SSG
The Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun, declared on Thursday that the government of Governor Seyi Makinde was ...
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FG reiterates commitment to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, restated the government’s commitment in Abuja at a media briefing to ...
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How ICT can address poverty in Africa — Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the effective deployment of Information Communication Technology ...
Read moreIf Buhari lifted 5m out of poverty, why do 98m live in multidimensional poverty?, by Fredrick Nwabufo
Are Nigerians poorer today than they were in 2015? Yes, if we go by data and economic indicators. In June ...
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Kwara understudies Trader-Moni to fight poverty
The Kwara State Government is understudying the TraderMoni programme of the Federal Government to extend soft loans to traders and ...
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NLC urges FG to deepen democracy, end poverty
The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to deepen democractic tenets that would end current poverty and hardship ...
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Poverty responsible for social vices – Moghalu
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, the 2019 presidential candidate of Young People’s Party, has identified poverty as the major cause of social ...
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