By Lucy Ogalue The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has commended President Bola Tinubu for adopting a multidimensional approach to tackle poverty in the country. The IMPI Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The think-tank said this in its latest policy statement, titled “UnderstandingContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On the rugged edges of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province lies Deji village, once a community where poverty seemed permanent. Once upon a time, harsh winters, scarce farmlands, and limited access to education and healthcare made survival in the enclaveContinue Reading
Charcoal industry catalyst to Nigeria’s economic growth, poverty reduction – Expert By Collins Yakubu-Hammer An entrepreneur, Ebenezer Akarah, says Nigeria’s untapped charcoal industry holds key to powering the economy and lifting the citizens out of poverty. Akarah in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has charged the nation’s leaders to tackle hunger and poverty, saying that economic statistics alone do not reflect the harsh reality faced by many Nigerians. Onaiyekan said this in a homily at Rev. Fr. Maurice Emelu’s 20th priestly ordinationContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says hunger and poverty are no longer mere social challenges but have become national security threats. Musa stated this at the opening of the 14th National Security Seminar organised by the Alumni Association of the National DefenceContinue Reading
By Abiemwense Moru Founder of Loretta Health Initiative, an NGO, Dr Loretta Ogboro-Okor, has called on Africans to shift their attention from celebrity fashion to addressing issues of poverty, conflict and underdeveloped infrastructure. Ogboro-Okor, made the call in Abuja while reacting to the global debates surrounding Kanye West’s wife, BiancaContinue Reading
A News Analysis by Ibukun Emiola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Oyinkansola Ademola and OreOluwami Ajisafe are 11-year-old female Junior Secondary School (JSS) students who have a formal education in Ibadan, Oyo State. While Oyinkansola attends a public school in a semi-urban area, OreOluwami attends a privateContinue Reading
