Poverty: Nigeria’s Greatest Loan Shark
What I especially remember is how utterly exposed I felt the night it happened.
One night in 2019, I was on my way from Ikoyi to my office in Ogba, ahead of a late night work session…
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Nigeria: How do we expect “world poverty capital” to be safe?
Nigeria has maintained the infamous title of ‘World Poverty Capital’ according to the World Bank since 2016. The World Bank data had shown that four in every ten Nigerians live below the…
Nigeria is becoming too expensive for a poor country
Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy with a population of over 207 million people with the tag of "poverty capital of the world" since 2016, continues to witness an unprecedented surge in the…
Nigeria’s growth not strong enough to reduce poverty – MPC members
Nigeria’s projected real GDP growth is not strong enough to support poverty reduction and reduce unemployment rates in the economy, Festus Adenikinju, member of the Monetary Policy Committee…
Buhari lists measures to take Nigerians out of poverty
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, provided insights into how he intends to lift Nigerians out of poverty, saying that the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria remain a…