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Fuel hike “ll worsen poverty level of workers–TUC
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria(TUC) has said that the recent increase in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) will worsen the poverty level of workers in the country. Mr Festus Osifo, President of TUC said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Osifo said the the leadership of union received the news of PMS price hike with great…
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New PMS pump price will push more Nigerians into poverty – economist
An Economic Expert, Dr Sand Mba-Kalu says the fuel price hike by NNPC Ltd. from N617 per litre to N897 litre will push more Nigerians into poverty. The expert said the sudden increase in Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump price the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) was beyond a simple fuel price adjustment. He said that it would…
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ActionAid unveils 10-year plan to address poverty
An international NGO, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), has inaugurated a 10-year strategic plan to spur citizens’ action toward addressing poverty in Nigeria. The Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, made this known at the official launch of the New Country Strategy Paper titled: `Citizens Action to End Poverty and Injustice 2024-2034’, on Thursday in Abuja. Mamedu said that the strategy…
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Jigawa, Kano, Katsina develop road map to combat child poverty
Stakeholders from Jigawa, Kano and Katsina States have come together to develop a road map on the institutionalisation of child poverty measurement in their respective states. The Joint Child Poverty Technical Working Group quarterly meeting is part of efforts to enhance the capacity of data custodians’ on child poverty measurement for their different states. The stakeholders are brainstorming in Kaduna…
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LG autonomy vital in addressing poverty, insecurity – Ex-NULGE official
Abdulrahman Maina-Yaji, Former National Publicity Secretary, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), says the Supreme Court judgment that granted autonomy to local governments will address poverty and insecurity in Nigeria. He made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, while reacting to the landmark judgment. He said all those who worked toward…
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FG committed to implementing multidimensional poverty index report- minister
The Federal Government says it remains committed to supporting implementation of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022. Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, said this at a Stakeholders Technical Dialogue on the “Operationalisation of the Multidimensional Poverty Index as a Policy Tool in Nigeria” in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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Gov. Radda unveils achievements in poverty alleviation, agriculture
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Wednesday unveiled the achievements of his administration in reducing poverty in the state from May 29, 2023 to date. Addressing newsmen in Katsina as part of activities to mark his one year in office, Radda said:”we came up with a lot of strategies towards reducing poverty in the state. “It is true that…
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Synod: Hunger, poverty threat to nation’s peace, unity
The Archbishop, Province of the Niger and Bishop, Diocese of Awka, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Alexander Ibezim said on Saturday that poverty and hunger were major threats to the nation’s peace and unity. Ibezim said this while delivering the Archbishop’s Charge during the 2nd Session of the 13th Synod of the Diocese of Awka, Anglican Communion, in Awka. He, therefore,…
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Nuts for the living: A personal story
I was going through some old files in my closet the other day when I saw some documents and receipts that absolutely cracked me up. Among the browning, time-worn papers was the receipt from a private primary school for the payment of my first daughter’s fees. It was a middle-class school that charged N5,000 naira per term. Attached to…
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Africa
IsDB, AGFE, and SPARK to Reduce Poverty and Increase Resilience for Refugees
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Refugee Education Fund are funding a two-year US$10 million initiative with SPARK, an international non-governmental organization, to support refugees and vulnerable communities in Jordan and Lebanon. Employability and jobs are very important, but quality and decent jobs are scarce commodities. Lebanon and Jordan have the highest…
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Politics
Nigeria will continue to borrow because it is broke —Senate President
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says Nigeria will keep borrowing to fund critical infrastructures because the country is broke. Lawan who made this known on Thursday while interacting with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said Nigeria is currently poor and had no other option, but to borrow to finance…
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Zamfara has highest number of poor people in Nigeria —Report
A new report released on Tuesday by the National Social Register (NSR) has revealed that Zamfara State is home to the highest number of the poor and vulnerable people in Nigeria. The report which came after a nationwide survey by the NSG, showed that the state leads others with a record of 3,836,484 poor people from 825,337 households. The Communications…
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Democracy Day: We have lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that in the last two years, his administration lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty. Buhari in his Democracy Day speech said those lifted out of poverty were farmers, small-scale traders, artisans and market women. He said his government is doing its best in the face of scarce resources and galloping population growth rate that…
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Poverty, illiteracy fuels insurgency —Zulum
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Friday, revealed that poverty and illiteracy as some of the factors responsible for insurgency in the country. Zulum made this revelation in Abuja, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nasarawa State Government and Flour Mills Nigeria (FMN). The MoU by the two parties was for the establishment…
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Africa
Nigeria, third on world poverty index— World Bank
THE World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, yesterday, at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings restated that Nigeria is one of the top five countries that has the largest number of poor. Nigeria, he said ranked third in the world while India ranked number one with 33 per cent of the world poor. China is ranked second with 13 per…
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Nigeria overtakes South Africa as Africa’s largest economy
Nigeria recorded 89.22 per cent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2013, making it the largest economy in Africa and 26th in the world. The position was previously occupied by South Africa. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a press conference on “Rebasing/Re-benchmarking of Nigeria’s…
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13 million live in poverty in the UK- Report
For the first time, there are more people in working families living below the poverty line (6.7 million) than in workless and retired families combined (6.3 million), a report has found. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that almost 13 million Britons are now living in poverty, having suffered a “sustained” and “unprecedented” fall in their living standards. The social policy…
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