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Poverty, Unemployment Bane Of Vote Buying, Says NYCN President

National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN)
The National President, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Mr. Sara-Igbe Sukubo has attributed poverty and unemployment among the people of the country as major cause of voting buying thatRead More

CORAfrica Trains 1,000 Refugees, Others On Agribusiness

Children of Rural Africa-Nigeria (CORAfrica)
The Children of Rural Africa-Nigeria (CORAfrica), a non-governmental organization, has completed the training of 1000 migrants, refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in agribusiness and educational opportunities in Cross RiverRead More

Father Mbaka: Nnamdi Kanu Is Not Murderer, Terrorist, North Is Finished

Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, and a Catholic Priest in Enugu State, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka
The spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, has again reacted to the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The AttorneyRead More

PDP Accuses Buhari Of Increasing Poverty

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Restates call on Senate to reject Onochie’s nomination for INEC job The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for the increasing rate of poverty in the country,Read More

FG Approves Policy Document On Fighting Poverty

Federal Executive Council (FEC)
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) submitted by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). The FEC also approved N2.1 billion asRead More

World Bank To Support Nigeria To Lift 100m Out Of Poverty

President of the World Bank Group, Mr. David Malpass
The President of the World Bank Group, Mr. David Malpass, yesterday said the multilateral institution is focused on supporting the federal government’s bid to lift 100 million Nigerians out ofRead More

Report: With Rising Poverty, Unemployment, Nigeria Sitting On Time Bomb

Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC)
The Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC) has stressed that Nigeria’s high unemployment (27.1%), its large youth population, as well as its poverty rates, mean that the country is effectively seatingRead More

APC Inflicting Poverty On the Masses – PDP

APC vs PDP
We are making progress, ruling party chieftain insists The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of plunging Nigerians into poverty as a result ofRead More

FG’s 774,000 Job-for-youths Scheme Finally Takes Off

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo
After a series of hiccups, the Federal Government yesterday formally kick-started the Special Public Works (SPW) programme, targeted at employing 774,000 youths. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr.Read More

Many Nigerians Risk Sliding Into Extreme Poverty – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern that a large percentage of Nigerians currently live in various stages of poverty. He said the prospect of the population sliding further into extremeRead More