poverty

Rising Poverty in Nigeria: Reversing “Tinubu Reforms” Would Be Disastrous

Rising Poverty in Nigeria: Reversing “Tinubu Reforms” Would Be Disastrous

In a sobering revelation, the latest Nigeria Development Update from the World Bank estimates that 129 million Nigerians now live… Read More

8 months ago

Three reasons anti-poverty programs don’t work, and how there’s a better way

But as good as it is to increase funding to fight poverty, it is clear that anti-poverty programs are rarely… Read More

4 years ago

Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria: No End in Sight

By celebrating a miserly 0.11% exit from recession fueled by unsustainable credit, Nigeria is not making a solid plan for… Read More

4 years ago

Lagos Traffic: Agent of Mass Poverty

Lagos, Nigeria is said to have the third-worst traffic congestion in the world. Artisans spend more time in traffic than… Read More

4 years ago

Covid-19 to Push over 32m People into Extreme Poverty – United Nations

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said that the number of people living in extreme poverty… Read More

5 years ago

AfDB: The True Cost of Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina’s Second Term

  “The prevalent objective view at the AfDB is that every President brings in his own people; Dr. Adesina has… Read More

5 years ago

Covidnomics: The Great Lockdown Vs. The Great Depression

Cycles of booms and bursts are an inherent part of capitalism. There was the oil shock and stagflation of the… Read More

5 years ago