Tag: poverty

President Buhari said this on Monday in his remarks at the Joint Executive-Legislative Leadership Retreat, held at the State House ...

Home lottery set to make many landlords in Lagos

Of Ikoyi affluence, Obalende poverty and other sorry tales, by Udenza Daniel Jr

September 29, 2020

An estimated 2,000 people enter Lagos every day, many ending up in informal settlements like Obalende. It was founded as ...

Buhari: Why I didn’t sack my ministers + photos as Ministers leave Presidential Villa

Ministry creates platform for lifting 100m Nigerians out of poverty

September 27, 2020

Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister, said this in Abuja at the inauguration of a Technical Committee for boosting commercialisation of ...

N4b probe: Court orders arrest of Emir Sanusi’s Chief of Staff, others

Sanusi calls for diversification of economy to address poverty, inequality

September 22, 2020

He also said governments at all levels must invest on human capital development and create enabling environment for investments, instead ...

FG will tackle unemployment, poverty through infrastructure development- Fashola

by Hassan Muaz

September 17, 2020

Fashola made the remarks on Thursday while inspecting some ongoing Federal Government road projects in Osun State.

Borno inaugurates Social Protection Committee on poverty, vulnerability

by Hassan Muaz

September 11, 2020

The committee comprised staff members of the Ministry of Rehabilitation Reconstruction and Resettlement, Action Against Hunger and European Union’s Building ...

Buhari at UN outlines plans to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty

June 30, 2020

The President spoke in a video message to a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on poverty eradication.

My message to you on Children’s Day, by Timi Alaibe

May 27, 2020

Most of the children live with their parents in abject poverty. Still, they went to school with expectation of employment ...

ILO nominates Nigeria for titular position

R&D Health

25m people could lose their jobs because of COVID-19 – ILO

March 19, 2020

The International Labour Congress says almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

Lagos restricts movement on major roads for international marathon

Lagos plans review of law on money lending

March 13, 2020

The Lagos State Government through its Ministry of Home Affairs says it will review the law on Money Lending in ...

Rescheduled polls: INEC Chair, a hero – Gov. Umahi

Only lazy ones are hungry in Ebonyi — Gov. Umahi

by Oswald Agwu

February 13, 2020

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has debunked insinuations from some quarters alleging that the citizens of the State were ...

How Nigeria stop being world headquarters for extreme poverty, by Atiku Abubakar

December 1, 2019

Mallam Pariya was the definition of loyalty and competence. I will never be able to fill the void he left ...

N51b Loko-Oweto bridge ready in May – Official

Education

Resolving challenges confronting education key to ending poverty – Osinbajo

November 28, 2019

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that resolving challenges confronting education would ease the quest to end poverty in Nigeria.

Oyo to use agriculture, value chain to drive state’s economy — Makinde

Makinde’s government moving Oyo from poverty to prosperity — SSG

October 25, 2019

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

October 17, 2019

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, restated the government’s commitment in Abuja at a media briefing to ...

Reps election: APC, PDP split Surulere Constituencies

How ICT can address poverty in Africa — Gbajabiamila

September 3, 2019

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the effective deployment of Information Communication Technology ...