Nigeria records world’s largest rise in multidimensional poverty — UNDP
Nigeria recorded the world’s largest increase in the number of people living in multidimensional poverty, with an additional 17.9 million Nigerians falling…
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FG launches poverty reduction plan to lift five million Nigerians
The Federal Government has launched an expanded poverty reduction initiative that targets five million Nigerians over the next four years. In Oyo…
FG launches $1bn HOPE-SP to move Nigerians out of poverty
The Federal Government on Wednesday, launched a $1 billion social protection programme designed to shift vulnerable Nigerians from temporary relief to lasting…
79% of Nigerians still poor despite reforms — World Bank
Despite nearly three years of sweeping economic reforms by the Federal Government, about 79 per cent of Nigerians remain poor or vulnerable…
Power sector workers warn of crisis amid insecurity, poverty
Organised Labour in the nation’s electricity industry has raised alarm over worsening insecurity, deepening poverty, and what they describe as a collapsing…
FG launches OHOPRS to lift 50m Nigerians from poverty by 2030
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Doro, has inaugurated the “One Humanitarian-One Poverty Response System”, aimed at lifting…
Subsidy removal pushes Nigeria’s poverty rate to 63% — Report
About 63 per cent of Nigerians fell below the poverty line after the removal of petrol subsidy, according to a new study…
Blue economy key to lifting Africa from poverty — NPA boss
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority and current President of the Port Management Association of West & Central Africa, Dr.…
World Bank report exposes worsening poverty under Tinubu — ADC
The African Democratic Congress has said that the World Bank’s October 2025 report, which revealed that 139 million Nigerians are now living…
67% of Nigerian children live in multidimensional poverty — UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund reported on Tuesday that sixty-seven percent of Nigerian children live in multidimensional poverty, deprived of basic education,…
Why Nigeria must lift millions out of poverty – IMF
The International Monetary Fund has called on Nigeria to intensify efforts toward inclusive growth, tighten fiscal discipline, and improve domestic revenue mobilisation…
One in six Nigerian children face hunger over food inflation – Report
A recent report by Save the Children has projected that approximately one in every six children, totaling 15 million, in Nigeria will…