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FG Spends $5 Billion On Poverty Alleviation In 5 Years
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed it has spent over $5 billion in the last 5 years fighting poverty in Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, has said the President has since backed his pledge to pull out 100 million Nigerians from poverty by committing…
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FG To Alleviate 10 Million Nigerians From Poverty In 10 Years
New reports claim that the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari is well on the way to saving 100 million Nigerians from poverty within a 10-year mark. This was made known in an interview with the present coordinator of the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Mr Apera Iorwa. Mr Iorwa,…
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Poverty Alleviation: Unrealistic And Unproductive
The concept of poverty is that it hinders the development of a country. The world bank measures poverty in terms of daily spending of $1 to $2 per day per person. Previous administrations in Nigeria have continually made efforts to address the challenges of poverty through different programs and policies, some of them include National…