Tag: Poverty

Dangote Donates 80,000 Bags Of 10kg Rice to Vulnerable Lagos Residents
March 28, 2024 No Responses

Dangote Donates 80,000 Bags Of 10kg Rice to Vulnerable Lagos Residents

The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged off the distribution of 80,000 10kg bags of rice to the vulnerable in Lagos state. President of Dangote Group and Chairman of the foundation, Aliko Dangote, noted that the gesture is part of...
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Edo Launches ‘Feed The Hungry’ Initiative, Commits N1b Monthly
March 9, 2024 No Responses

Edo Launches ‘Feed The Hungry’ Initiative, Commits N1b Monthly

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, flagged off the “Feed the Hungry” initiative, committing over N1 billion monthly to feed poor and vulnerable residents of the State amid the hardship and suffering occasioned by the dire econ...
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NDDC Flags Off Distribution Of Palliatives In Delta State
February 26, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Flags Off Distribution Of Palliatives In Delta State

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has flagged off the distribution of palliatives for victims of the 2022 flood disaster in communities across the 25 local government areas of Delta State.Speaking during the presentation ceremony at the Sapele Athl...
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Ogun Unveils N5billion Palliatives For Residents
February 15, 2024 No Responses

Ogun Unveils N5billion Palliatives For Residents

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced the commencement of N5 billion palliatives as part of measures to cushion the impact of the current socio-economic hardship being experienced by residents. Briefing Journalists on Wednesday, the Governor also ap...
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Reps Probe N6.57trillion Allocation To States, LGAs In 2023
February 14, 2024 No Responses

Reps Probe N6.57trillion Allocation To States, LGAs In 2023

The House of Representatives has urged its Committees on Special Duties, National Planning, and Economic Development to investigate the utilization of increased allocations disbursed to state governments by the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). This...
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Royal Father To FG: Regulate Foodstuffs Prices To Reduce Suffering
February 8, 2024 No Responses

Royal Father To FG: Regulate Foodstuffs Prices To Reduce Suffering

OBA Rafiu Balogun, the Elejirin of Ejirin Kingdom in Epe, Lagos State, has called on the Federal Government to regulate prices of foodstuffs and other household commodities. Balogun said that the measure would reduce the suffering of poor Nigerians. The...
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Ministers, CBN, FIRS Pledge To Address High Cost Of Living
February 7, 2024 No Responses

Ministers, CBN, FIRS Pledge To Address High Cost Of Living

The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, have assured Nigerians that the high cost of living being witnessed by Nigerians is currently being addressed. Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of...
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FG Opens N150b Offers For Sukuk Bonds
October 4, 2023 No Responses

FG Opens N150b Offers For Sukuk Bonds

The Federal government through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has opened offers for subscriptions for 10 years of Ijarah Sukuk at 15.75% interest per annum due in October 2033. DMO explained on Tuesday that the subscription period is billed to...
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Blue Economy Can Help Nigeria Defeat Poverty, Says Prof Pauli
September 29, 2023 No Responses

Blue Economy Can Help Nigeria Defeat Poverty, Says Prof Pauli

The creator of Blue Economy, Prof Gunter Pauli, who hailed President Bola Tinubu for creating the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy said the policy was overdue considering the abundant opportunities in Nigeria, but, warned that the government must aggressive...
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Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Food Palliatives, Targets 500,000 Vulnerable Households
September 4, 2023 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Food Palliatives, Targets 500,000 Vulnerable Households

THE Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the distribution of food items for 500,000 vulnerable households in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Speaking during the exercise at the Lagos State...
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FG To Distribute 12,000 Metric Tonnes Of Grains
September 28, 2022 No Responses

FG To Distribute 12,000 Metric Tonnes Of Grains

The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to distribute 12,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to vulnerable Nigerians.  The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Habib announced this during a visit to Governo...
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World Bank: War In Ukraine Pushing Poverty Higher 
April 19, 2022 No Responses

World Bank: War In Ukraine Pushing Poverty Higher 

World Bank Group President, David Malpass has expressed concern over higher poverty rates in developing countries due to war in Ukraine and COVID-19 related shutdown.  A statement issued on Monday by the Bank quoted Malpass as making this known in hi...
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Nigeria Tasks ILO On Poverty, Social Disruptions In Africa
February 11, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Tasks ILO On Poverty, Social Disruptions In Africa

Nigeria has called for radical changes in the development programmes of the International Labour Organisation ((ILO) to enable it tackle the rising poverty and social disruptions in Africa.  Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said t...
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Dana Air Donates Rice, Clothes, Others To Old People’s Home, Orphanages
January 23, 2022 No Responses

Dana Air Donates Rice, Clothes, Others To Old People’s Home, Orphanages

In line with it’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, Dana Air has donated sundry items to the Lagos Old People’s Home and a number of children’s Orphanages across the city.   A statement from Kingsley Ezenwa, Media and...
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