Tag: Poor Nigerians

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Ado Aminu March 12, 2021

Behind the curtains: A day in the lives of street beggars

Ma’ida (sometimes called Fatima) didn’t envisage herself ending up miles from home and roaming the streets of Nigeria’s biggest city (by population), Lagos.She didn't envisage being called a street beggar,…

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Op-ed Editor October 24, 2016

The Thread: “I dislike poor Nigerians” | Sugabelly belly aches

@Sugabelly has an axe to grind with poor people and what she terms their "group behaviours". Do see below: And that's…

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Dele Benjamin April 8, 2016

Buhari announces ‘most ambitious health plan’ for poor Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, pleaded with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) not to embark on the proposed strike action of the union. Buhari urged the doctors to…

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Kolapo Olapoju January 18, 2016

Buhari to spend N60bn on poor Nigerians, market women and artisans in 2016 [DETAILS]

The social protection programmes of President Muhammadu Buhari will see soft loans granted to about one million artisans and market women, as stated in the proposed 2016 budget. A senior…

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Janeth J June 14, 2015

FG set to pay N5000 monthly to unemployed, poor Nigerians

The new administration had earlier promised to have the Youth and unemployed in mind and have already started working in that direction as the Federal government has declared that there…

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Kolapo Olapoju January 1, 2015

We have your back: President Jonathan says oil prices won’t affect poor Nigerians

by Laila Ibrahim   President Goodluck Jonathan says his administration has taken steps to make certain that poor, low and medium income earning Nigerians will not be adversely affected by…

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