World Bank To FG: Reform Now To Avoid Extreme Poverty   The World Bank has said the number of Nigerians living in extreme poverty may increase by more than 30 million by 2030 and the country will be home to 25 per cent of the world’s...

Analysts Task FG On Growth-enhancing Policies To End Poverty Financial market analysts have advised managers of the nation’s economy to implement additional growth-enhancing policies that would take more Nigerians out of poverty. The latest report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) painted the short-term forecast...

FG Commits N500bn To Poverty Alleviation The Federal Government is putting the sum of N500 billion into wealth creation and poverty alleviation, Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Osinbajo featured at the question and answer session of the 58th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar...

Nigeria has introduced measures to shore-up employment in order to eradicate poverty and transform the nation’s economy. Mr Arnold Jackson, Assistant Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), stated this while delivering Nigeria’s statement on ‘Eradication of Poverty’ during the general debate at the 72nd Session...