Tag: Poverty

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 his...
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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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Catholic Archbishops Urge Govt To Restore Peace, Alleviate Poverty, Improve Lives
September 26, 2021 No Responses

Catholic Archbishops Urge Govt To Restore Peace, Alleviate Poverty, Improve Lives

The Catholic Archbishops of Abuja have has urged government and the law enforcement agencies to do all that is necessary to tackle national insecurity and restore lasting peace in the country.  This is contained in a communique issued on Saturday...
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NIMASA Donates Tricycles, Grinding Machines, Food, Others To PLWDs In Gombe
September 16, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Donates Tricycles, Grinding Machines, Food, Others To PLWDs In Gombe

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has donated food items and economic strengthening equipment to People Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) in Gombe State.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the food items included a...
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Ramadan: Kano Govt Feeds 75,000 People Daily
April 18, 2021 No Responses

Ramadan: Kano Govt Feeds 75,000 People Daily

About 75,000 people are benefiting from the daily Ramadan breakfast provided by the Kano State Government, says Abubakar Kofar-Naisa,  Special Assistant to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Broadcast media.  According to Kofar-Naisa in a statement on Saturda...
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FG Disburses N2.6b To 130,000 Poor Households In Katsina State
April 11, 2020 No Responses

FG Disburses N2.6b To 130,000 Poor Households In Katsina State

The Federal Government has so far disbursed N2.6 billion to 130,000 poor households in Katsina state under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. Alhaji Abdulkadir Nasir, Special Adviser on social interventions to Gov. Aminu Masari, made the disclosure...
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Extreme Poverty Looms As Coronavirus Persist
April 9, 2020 No Responses

Extreme Poverty Looms As Coronavirus Persist

As the world grapple with the ravaging effect of coronavirus pandemic, the economic fallout could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion. A United Nations (UN) study into the financial and human cost of the pandemic has...
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Employers Blame Poverty In Africa On Incompetent Leaders, Corruption
September 20, 2019 No Responses

Employers Blame Poverty In Africa On Incompetent Leaders, Corruption

The United Kingdom based Federation of International Employers (FedEE) on Thursday decried the state of poverty in Africa.  In a release titled: ‘Why is Africa Poor?, the group said: “Most African countries have vast mineral resources, a rapidly growi...
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Aisha Buhari Restates Resolve on Poverty Reduction
December 16, 2018 No Responses

Aisha Buhari Restates Resolve on Poverty Reduction

Wife of the President, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has restated her resolve to contribute to the reduction of the level of poverty in the country and ensuring self-reliance among Nigerian women. She was flagging-off a Women Empowerment Programme of...
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Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire: Poverty Eradication, Key To SDGs Success
October 19, 2018 No Responses

Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire: Poverty Eradication, Key To SDGs Success

To successfully deliver on the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, conscious and strategic efforts must be made by leaders at public and private sectors to systematically address the perennial challenges of extreme poverty. The call was made by the.....
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Malnutrition In Nigeria: Political Will Needed To Reverse Trend, Drop Of N450b In GDP
October 15, 2018 No Responses

Malnutrition In Nigeria: Political Will Needed To Reverse Trend, Drop Of N450b In GDP

Efforts to address malnutrition in Nigeria require both collective and political will, a coalition of nutrition advocates led by HarvestPlus have said. At a gathering in Lagos to announce the 2018 Nutritious Food Fair, the Country Manager for HarvestPlus, Mr.....
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Buhari pledges to tackle poverty
December 25, 2016 No Responses

Buhari pledges to tackle poverty

 President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the resolved of the Federal Government to tackle poverty across the country by stimulating the economy. In his chrismas message on Saturday, Buhari urged Nigerians not to lose hope, but seek divine intervention for t...
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Catholic Bishops task FG on poverty, unemployment
September 19, 2016 No Responses

Catholic Bishops task FG on poverty, unemployment

THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the weekend advised the Federal Government to tackle ongoing economic challenges ravaging the country.   In a communiqué issued at the end of the second plenary meeting held in Akure, Ondo State,...
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