Poverty

The World Bank says the world is unlikely to meet the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, according to a new World Bank study. This is contained in a statement by the World Bank on Thursday. According to the statement, this is due…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has charged the Nigerian government to address barriers responsible for the increasing number of out-of-school children in the country. UNICEF Country Representative to Nigeria, Peter Hawkins,…

The United Nations said funding was required to implement the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to address the humanitarian needs of people in Nigeria’s North-East. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, at a news conference on Tuesday in…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, said the planned 2023 population and housing census would give better structure to the government’s fight against poverty and insecurity. This was as he lamented the dearth of…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime invests billions in social protection to fight poverty in the country. While addressing journalists on the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour…

UN humanitarian partners have delivered food and nutrition assistance to no fewer than 26,000 people in the past week in the town of Rann in Borno. UN spokesman Farhan Haq disclosed this at a news conference at UN headquarters, New York…

Financial experts say the increasing inflation rate in Nigeria has impacted the living standard of Nigerians. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 17.71 per cent annually in May 2022. The…