Tag: Extreme Poverty

We need to do more extra ordinary things to fight extreme poverty and number of out of school children – Babangida Aliyu

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The former governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu, says northern governors are not doing enough to help the region surmount its numerous challenges. Aliyu, who is the chairman, board of trustees of Ahmadu Bello Foundation, spoke in Kaduna at a reception for the new management of the foundation. He charged northerners to rise up to […]

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ActionAid says most Nigerians have slipped into extreme poverty, urge Buhari to accelerate budget implementation

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ActionAid has said that most Nigerians have slipped into extreme poverty, even though the Nigerian economy is said to be out of recession. The chairman of the governing board of the civil rights group,, Patricia Donli, said this during a press conference held after the organisation’s Annual General Meeting held in Abuja. In her address […]

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