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Cross River’s poorest of the poor

On August 4, 20192:09 amIn Newsby Emmanuel Okogba

Quite a number of factors have combined to keep a large number of people poor and down trodden in Cross River State against the obvious fact that the state is endowed with diverse and rich natural resources.

Poverty, poor leadership responsible for security challenges – Media expert

On July 15, 20191:10 pmIn Newsby Bankole

A United States-based author and veteran journalist, Mr Tony Oyatedor has identified poverty and poor leadership as major factors that gave room for the emergence of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria.

Shocking: Nigerians now poorest people in the world under Buhari – The Economist

On May 31, 20191:09 pmIn Business, News, Politicsby Tony

The Economist Magazine has, in its review on Thursday, revealed that Nigerians became poorer, and in fact, have become the poorest citizens of a country in the whole world, under President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term in office.

FG registers over 3m poor, vulnerable Nigerians in Social Register

On April 26, 201910:36 amIn Newsby Bankole

The Federal Government has registered 3, 031, 065 individuals and 755, 112 households in the ongoing National Social Register (NSR) being handled by the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO)

Nigerians descend on Keyamo for saying ‘Buhari is friend of the poor!’

On April 18, 201912:58 pmIn News, Politics, Trendingby Tony

Nigerians have taken to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, to descend on the director, strategic communications of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential campaign, Festus Keyamo, SAN, over his recent statement that President Muhammadu Buhari is a friend of the poor.

Why the poor stay poor: The problem is unrestrained capitalism

On April 3, 20192:38 pmIn News, Tip of a New Dawnby adekunle

OUR fundamental problem in Nigeria isn’t the quality of our elections, our problem lies at the heart of our understanding of democracy: up until recently, we had no institutionalized forms of welfare or commitment to equality and social justice.

FG set to register Nigerian poor

On October 25, 201810:10 amIn Newsby adekunle

The Ministry of Budget and National Planning, says the National Social Registry (NSR) is part of Federal Government’s effort to capture the Nigerian poor and vulnerable in the country.

HARDSHIP IN THE LAND: The poor deserve a life too- Audu Ogbeh

On September 2, 20181:02 pmIn Agric, Interviewby Emmanuel Okogba

‘As I am talking to you, my ministry is yet to receive its budget for 2018. Unfortunately, nature doesn’t wait for budget.

Despite holding power for all these years, the north is still the poorest part of the country – Kuka

On March 18, 201811:56 amIn For the record, Viewpointby adekunle

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war (Ps. 120:7) ‘….For most of you here in the audience, you may recall that the last time I stood before a huge gathering of this nature to undertake the same assignment was at the funeral of the late Sir, Patrick Yakowa, and Governor of Kaduna State on December 21st, 2012.