Tag: poverty
Opinion: Celebrating the 2016 international youth day in perspective
By Yusuf Ishaku Goje Annually for the past sixteen years, the 12th of August has been set aside globally to ...
Saatah Nubari: WE will take back our country from THEM in 2019… get ready
by Saatah Nubari I rented an apartment about a week ago and the compound had a big generator house—that was ...
Opinion: How to put an end to the menace of hawking in Lagos
by Usman Alabi There is no denying the fact that the city of Lagos has for so long been menaced ...
110 million Nigerians are living in poverty – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, July 16 said about 110 million Nigerians are living in penury. He revealed this in a speech ...
President Buhari has found the quickest way out of poverty for Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari, appears to have found the quickest way out of poverty for Nigerians – and it’s something you’ve known ...
Opinion: Poverty, separatism and a nation of desperate beggars
In any social order, the veracity of pluralism holds in diverse calling. Pluralism is a school of thought that clenches ...
Opinion: Tales from the ‘broke’ country and the reality of poverty
Poverty has a way of awakening the genius of survival within us. For many, poverty is not only a way ...
This is what Buhari believes will take Nigeria out of poverty
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said the diversification of the economy through agriculture and solid minerals mining is the way to ...
The North has become a laughing stock – Gov Shettima
Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima, has called on fellow northern governors to do everything within their power to change ...
The North has become a laughing stock – Gov Shettima
Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima, has called on fellow northern governors to do everything within their power to change ...
The North has become a laughing stock – Gov Shettima
Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima, has called on fellow northern governors to do everything within their power to change ...
Obasanjo advises African leaders on how to curb illegal migration
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says the elimination of poverty, unemployment and a conflict-free society, will drastically reduce illegal ...
Food security and poverty eradication in Africa
A hungry nation is an angry nation; the issue of food security has been a major challenge in Africa; a ...
Poverty made me this robber go stealing again after 6 yrs in jail
27-year-old Ogaga Feja, after spending six years at Ikoyi Maximum Prison, got released, proceeded to rob a motorist at Mile 2 and ...
“Belle” politics and the economics of poverty
I once promised to do a post about why Governors like Fayose and co would always govern poor people. This ...
If you love poverty, vote for Jonathan – Prof. Osinbajo tells Nigerians
by Kolapo Olapoju According to Professor Yemi Osinbajo, only the lovers of poverty and penury will vote for Goodluck ...
“Nothing crushes Nigerians more than poverty and hopelessness” – Read Buhari’s birthday address
by James Sambo On Wednesday, December 17, Muhammadu Buhari celebrated 72nd birthday, and the septugenarian, in his birthday address ...
Akin Osuntokun: Poverty of Nigeria’s history
by Akin Osuntokun Following upon the publication of the column penultimate week titled ‘Unfounded Fears of Revanchist Igbo’ I have ...
Opinion: Commemorating 2014 World Poverty Eradication Day – The Nigerian case
by Yusuf Ishaku Goje Like peace-building, the solution to poverty does not reside in quick-fix approach but in a sustainable humanitarian ...
The politicians are gone, life in Osogbo, and Osun, has returned to normal: hard
by Simon Ateba Thursday, August 21st, is a bright day here in Osogbo, the capital of Nigeria’s south-western state of ...
Dele Agekameh: Ebola is a disease of POVERTY!
by Dele Agekameh As Piot rightly observed and I agree with him, “this is a disease of poverty, of ...
Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria is losing the battle against poverty
Atiku Abubakar We have skilled people and nowhere to employ them! This is a travesty… In honour of the ...
HEAVEN! Watch these cocoa farmers eat chocolate for the very first time
by Kolapo Olapoju Irony don’t come better than this. These people farm cocoa, yet they have never seen neither can ...
Buki Otuyemi: Rape goes both ways (Y! Superblogger)
by Buki Otuyemi I recall hearing a story when I just got into the university, about how a bunch of ...
Nigerians are not as poor as you think we are – even the World Bank says so
by Tunji Andrews The recently announced re-based GDP figures that increased the estimated size of the Nigerian economy has again ...
Opinion: Open letter to Aunty Diezani Allison Maduekwe
by Adetayo Adegbemle Aunty Die, you are wondering what is my own in this matter, right? Oh well, I will ...
Opinion: Boko is Halal, not Haram
by Ikechukwu Mbachu Haram is when your governors collect hefty monthly allocation and fly off to Dubai for some frolicking ...
Perry Brimah: Poverty does not fuel Boko Haram, corruption does
by Perry Brimah Gambia is a poor nation. Mali is poor. Niger, Togo, Cameroon, even Ghana is poor when compared ...
Demola Rewaju: How poor are the poor and who are they?
by Demola Rewaju Absolute poverty is not in Lagos however – at least, not on the level of those truly poor people ...
Nigeria’s problem is not poverty – Jonathan explains
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, faulted the World Bank report which placed Nigeria among the five poorest ...
The September Standard
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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