The Nigerian economy grew at a robust rate of 3.4% in 2024, the highest it has been since 2019 (except 2021 when the COVID rebound occurred). This should have been cheering news, worthy of ...

The Presidency under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shifted responsibility for Nigeria’s staggering poverty rate to state governments and the 774 local government councils, declaring that they, not ...

The Chief Investment Officer at VNL Capital Asset Management, Ubah Jeremiah, says Nigeria cannot achieve a one-trillion-dollar economy while a significant portion of its population remains in poverty.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has berated Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, accusing him of lacking moral authority to speak on poverty issues in Nigeria. In a ...

Prof. Comfort Moradeke Amire, a professor of Economics at the Crawford University, has underscored the need to deploy a multifaceted approach to reduce poverty in the country. She urged policymakers ...

For many young Nigerians, the dream of a university education ends not in failure, but in lack of funds. Brilliant students with ...

Northern Nigeria matters, but not just because of the reasons many Northern Nigerians think it matters. The region matters beyond arguments about land mass and controversial population statistics, but ...