Poverty

The World Poverty Clock puts the number at approximately 73.1 million Nigerians, narrowly ahead of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an estimated 71.6 million people live in extreme poverty.

October 27, (THEWILL) – The twisted metal wreckage of a fuel tanker lies by the roadside in a farming town in northern Nigeria's Jigawa State. Around it, a community grieves the loss of over 170 souls—mothers who will not...

March 03, (THEWILL) - Mr Ambrose Agada is a transporter and trader at the popular Ile-Epo Food Market in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. Every day, since the past three weeks, he watches helplessly as his record...

November 03, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more Nigerians are slipping into poverty due to health-related issues. Kazadi Mulombo, the WHO representative in Nigeria, disclosed this on Thursday, at the induction ceremony for newly appointed state commissioners...

October 19, (THEWILL) - The original title of this musing is, How do you stop manufacturing poverty in Nigeria? I got the kicker from conversations with HRM Sanusi in his take on relationships with China and our leadership...

We must not be surprised that the National Bureau of Statistics has estimated the multiple dimensional poverty Index in the country at 133 million persons representing 65 per cent of the population of Nigerians. This data I...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 23, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that the ambitious policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by accident but a deliberate agenda of his administration to pursue with...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 19, (THEWILL) - The United Nations (UN) says that the International Human Solidarity Day (December 20) is a day “to celebrate our unity in diversity; a day to remind governments to respect their commitments to international...