poverty

Fuel subsidy removal may push more people into poverty, KPMG warns

Fuel subsidy removal may push more people into poverty, KPMG warns A multinational audit, tax and advisory services firm, KPMG,…

12 months ago

How N4.8tn annual fuel subsidy made Nigeria poorer – NNPC

Nigeria's petrol subsidy regime has been “fuelling the vicious cycle of poverty” , the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited…

1 year ago

Ngige to workers: Don’t despair, help coming before May 29

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has raised the hope of Nigerian workers concerning their current level of hardship.…

1 year ago

State governors responsible for rising poverty, not FG, says minister

The Federal Government has blamed state governors for the rising rate of poverty in the country. Minister of State for…

1 year ago

Fixing economy, poverty reduction key to solving Nigeria‘s insecurity — Obi

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that with him and his running mate, Dr.…

1 year ago

63% of Nigerians are poor, says NBS report

A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown that 63 per cent of Nigerians are poor. The…

2 years ago

Protect the poor from galloping inflation, World Bank advises Nigerian govt, others

... lowers Nigeria’s economic growth forecast  The World Bank has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria and other governments…

2 years ago

Lifting 100m Nigerians out of poverty: FG kicks off project T-MAX in Lagos

THE Federal Government, yesterday, kicked-off Project T-MAX, a Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, programme, in Lagos, aimed at…

2 years ago

Boycott of Russian gas and oil ‘could cause mass poverty in Germany’

Germany has warned that an immediate boycott of Russian gas and oil supplies could hurt its own population more than…

2 years ago

Poverty Ravaging Northern Nigeria, Katsina Emir Cries out

The Emir of Katsina and Chairman Katsina State traditional council of chiefs, Dr. Abdulmuminin Kabir Usman, has lamented the spate…

2 years ago