Obaseki, Indonesian, Malaysian envoys, brainstorm on poverty eradication through Agric
The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday joined the Ambassador of Indonesia to Germany Arif Havaz Oegroseno, Maritime Coordinating Minister of Indonesia, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Malaysian Ambassador to the Vatican, Tan Sri Bernard Gilgal Dompok, at an international conference on poverty eradication in Rome, Italy, to proffer solutions to the myriad of factors bedeviling efforts to fully harness the gains in the agricultural sector to eradicate poverty in developing countries.
Our worsening poverty outlook
WHEN the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, announced that the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, grew by a mere 0.55 per cent in the Second Quarter (Q2) of this year, after declining by -0.91 per cent in the First Quarter (Q1), Nigeria’s official score-keeper revealed one unpleasant fact which many of us missed.
Stop institutionalizing poverty, Catholic priest tells religious institutions
A Catholic priest, Rev. Father Louis Nwabueze Ezeilo of Catholic Diocese of Awka, has called on religious institutions and “so-called men of God to stop institutionalizing poverty by making people stay in church for 24 hours, thereby encouraging laziness in the name of working for God.”
Progress in fight on poverty, but more work needed – Bill Gates
Great progress has been made since 1990 in alleviating global poverty, but much remains to be done, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said in a report out Wednesday.
Catholic priest tackles poverty with new book
In a bid to provide answers to questions on the issue of poverty in Nigeria, Louis Nwabueze Ezeilo, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka, Nigeria has launched a book titled “Who is poor and why? Conceptual Pluralism approach to poverty in Nigeria”.
‘Poverty not excuse for committing crimes’
Rev. Emmanuel Adeniyi of the Banner of Christ Church, Adegbayi, Ibadan, says poor living standard arising from poverty, should not be an excuse for anybody to commit crime or sin against God.
Nigerians deserve better; hunger, poverty have no political party – Dino Melaye
“Hunger and poverty have no political party, hunger and poverty have no religion these are the words of
Senator Dino Melaye, who is representing Kogi west senatorial district.
Sustained empowerment programmes panacea for poverty – Lawmaker
A member of the Osun House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, says sustained empowerment programmes would go a long way in tackling poverty at the grassroots.
Poverty, hunger and disease can truly become history … – Osinbajo
I congratulate my brother, Rt. Hon. Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yakubu Dogara for successfully steering the affairs of this elite association since November 2015 when the 15th Conference in Accra, Ghana approved the National Assembly of Nigeria as the next host.
Poverty of good mgt, a deadly virus – Expert
A PROFESSOR of Economics at the University of Ibadan, Ademola Ariyo, has said that poverty of good management remains the most deadly virus that could afflict any nation.
Tackle poverty, labour tells FG
NATIONAL Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, yesterday in Kaduna, called on the Federal Government to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor to avert a breakdown of law and order in the country.
