A Non-governmental Organisation, the Nigerian Social Contract, has called on government at all levels to work towards overcoming poverty, social exclusion and political instability in the country.
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A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Kafaya Ogunsola, on Thursday said that poverty could significantly increase the risk of people developing mental illness.
Pope Francis on Thursday condemned unfair access to food around the world as “perverse”, saying it threatened disaster for humanity if not remedied.
His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, says that neither poverty nor any form of hardship is an acceptable excuse for Nigerians to engage in human trafficking.
Ambode said it is only in such situation that the country can truly end extreme poverty.
The announcement, made by the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, came on the fifth National Poverty Relief Day, which falls on October 17 every year.
Mustapha-Akanbi, who spoke with journalists on Friday in Ilorin, decried the level of poverty in the state.
Oil workers, under the auspices of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, have called on governments at all level to increase their efforts at reducing poverty in the country.
Osinbajo said that it was those factors that predispose individuals and communities to imbibing extremist beliefs and ideologies.
D’banj said in Lagos on Wednesday that Nigerian youths must go the extra mile, be creative and have a new perspective to be relevant and make wealth.
The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent reports that the competition which began at 10 a.m, from the Unity Fountain in Maitama, is tagged: “Racing for Sustainable Development Goals.”
Onaiyekan said: “Nigerians should stop complaining and get involved in politics because it is a serious task that will salvage the nation and give the youths hope for the future.
At a joint press conference on Monday evening in Abuja, Alhaji Dangote said as a result of the partnership, he and Bono had already visited Borno State, the flash point of the Boko Haram devastation, adding that the musician had seen things practically for himself
The inaugural symposium, themed: “Political Campaigns and the Looming Tsunami of Poverty,” is done in collaboration with PREMIUM TIMES, Nigeria’s leading online investigative newspaper
It is my fervent hope that what we embark on today shall become a perennial institution, a permanent feature of our democratic landscape
In a New Year message by his Media Office in Abuja, Abubakar thanked God for keeping Nigeria together despite its myriad of security, political and socio-economic challenges
The Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China to Nigeria, Deng Boqing, also urged Nigeria not to rely on military solution alone in the fight against insurgency in the country
Abati said that it was inconceivable that AfDB’s report came barely a
month after the United Nations gave an award to Nigeria for its
efforts at reducing poverty significantly in the country
Obasanjo said that insecurity, corruption, inadequate infrastructure and lack regional economic integration were the bane of investment in businesses in many African countries