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Shehu Sani lists 2 main causes of poverty in northern Nigeria

The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has attributed the prevailing poverty and insecurity in northern...

PRP calls on Tinubu to review economic policies amid rising poverty

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has issued a stark warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding the economic policies his administration has adopted, which...

Abdulsalami identifies poverty, weak governance as causes of insecurity in Nigeria, others in the Sahel region

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), on Thursday identified poverty, unemployment and weak governance as causes of insecurity in Nigeria and other...

North-West governors seek UN assitance to tackle insecurity, poverty

Governors from Nigeria’s North West region have appealed to the United Nations (UN) for assistance in tackling a number of issues including the security...

Tinubu’s forex policy responsible for poverty, hardship in the country – Atiku

A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has blamed the forex policy of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the current poverty and economic...

‘Increase in exchange rate for import duty calculation will hurt businesses, aggravate poverty’

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has bemoaned the recent decision by the Central Bank to increase the customs exchange rate...

Why 35m Nigerians may face extreme poverty in 2025

The Director, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) Centre for African Studies, Nanyang Business School, Mr Amit Jain, has sounded...

Tinubu vows to tackle poverty, insecurity in Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday assured Nigerians his administration would come up with programmes and policies that would address poverty and insecurity in the...

Reps ready to lift 16.5m out of poverty

By Tom OkpeThe House of Representatives is working on a framework that will lift 16.5m people out of poverty and ensure that over 14...

No reason for Nigerians to be poor, Tinubu reiterates stance in battling poverty

President Bola Tinubu has once again, insisted that there is no reason why Nigerians should be poor despite the abundant resources the country has...

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