The World Bank Group has urged that deep structural reforms guided by evidence are urgently needed to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty, warning that...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria remain a top priority for protection and lifting from the poverty cycle, assuring that social...
The majority of the world poor live in rural areas, but it is difficult to obtain reliable and harmonized information on their numbers and conditions. To...
Extreme poverty in West Africa increased by almost 3% last year, according to a new report on the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 released today by the...
Africa’s natural gas resources have the potential to accelerate socio-economic growth and eradicate energy poverty. As a result, many countries are looking for increased investments to...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has expressed optimism that the country can still generate economic growth, eradicate poverty, develop human capital and build infrastructure, despite...
Financial experts have tasked the federal government to improve the ease of doing business and invest more in the education sector as a panacea to lift...
The federal government said the National Social Investment Program (N-SIP) was introduced to reduce hunger among vulnerable Nigerians. Hajia Sadiya Umar, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated in Abuja the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Strategy for Poverty Reduction and Growth (NPRGS). The committee is...
Managers of the National Social Investment Program (NSIP) in the northeastern region of the country praised the federal government for the program which has lifted millions...
