poverty Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/poverty/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:34:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 poverty Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/poverty/ 32 32 42672738 African Ambassador Demands Urgent Industrialization to End Poverty https://prnigeria.com/2025/10/26/african-ambassador-demands/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:34:04 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=172637 African Ambassador Demands Urgent Industrialization to End Poverty The newly launched League of African Ambassadors (LAA) has issued a powerful call for Africa to immediately prioritize industrial development, warning that the continent’s persistent poverty is directly linked to its failure to shift from exporting raw materials to producing finished goods. Speaking at the official launch […]

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]]> 172637 Insecurity Fueled by Hunger, Poverty, Says NSA Ribadu, Defence Chief https://prnigeria.com/2025/06/24/insecurity-fueled-hunger/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:11:33 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=164864 Insecurity Fueled by Hunger, Poverty, Says NSA Ribadu, Defence Chief Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, have jointly warned that hunger and poverty are no longer just social issues but have escalated into significant threats to national security. Their remarks came on Monday […]

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]]> 164864 President Tinubu, Can you Hear their Cries? https://prnigeria.com/2025/03/22/president-tinubu-can-hear/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:47:57 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=159023 President Tinubu, Can you Hear their Cries? Mr. President, can you hear them? The wails of your people echo through the streets—fathers unable to feed their children, Nigerians crushed under the weight of rising prices, and youths losing faith in a future that seems to slip further from their grasp. The hardship is unbearable. Life […]

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]]> 159023 OPINION: How Long Will Africa Hold the Begging Bowl? https://prnigeria.com/2025/03/13/opinion-long-will-africa-hold/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:48:03 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=158498 OPINION: How Long Will Africa Hold the Begging Bowl? Africa stands at a crossroads; one path leading to self-sufficiency and prosperity, the other to continued dependence on foreign aid. For decades, the continent has been caught in the cycle of receiving financial assistance from donor nations and international organizations, yet poverty remains entrenched, economies struggle […]

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]]> 158498 Poverty Index 2022: North Leads as 63% Nigerians are Poor, says NBS https://prnigeria.com/2022/11/18/poverty-index-north-leads/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:53:55 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=84193 Poverty Index 2022: North Leads as 63% Nigerians are Poor, says NBS The Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Bureau of Statistics today launched the results of the 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey. This survey was a collaborative effort between the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), […]

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]]> 84193 PRAWA Task Govt Repeal laws that ‘Criminalize Poverty’ https://prnigeria.com/2020/12/09/prawa-govt-repeal-laws-poverty/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:23:12 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=59702 PRAWA Task Govt Repeal laws that ‘Criminalize Poverty’ Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has tasked the federal government to urgently repeal lingering laws that criminalise poverty in the country. This is just as the organisation applauded the opinion ruling of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights which declared that vagrancy laws are […]

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]]> 59702 Social Protection: FG collaborates Foundation to Eradicate Poverty https://prnigeria.com/2020/07/23/fg-foundation-eradicate-poverty/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:58:10 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=36433 Social Protection: FG collaborates Foundation to Eradicate Poverty The Permanent Secretary, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Olusola Idowu, has said that it is possible and desirable for Nigerians to build Social Protection, as an efficient poverty eradication tool. Mrs Idowu made this assertion in Abuja, while declaring open the Sensitization workshop on ‘Social Protection Concept in […]

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]]> 36433 Malami restates FG’s Commitment to Take 100m Nigerians out if Poverty https://prnigeria.com/2020/03/11/malami-fgs-100m-nigerians-poverty/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:44:29 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=30244 Malami restates FG’s Commitment to Take 100m Nigerians out if Poverty Empowering Nigerians with macro loans for boosting small scalebusiness activities demonstrates deliberate efforts of the FederalGovernment’s commitment to take one hundred million Nigerians out of abject poverty.The Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN made the statement in Argungu […]

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]]> 30244 Grains Reserve to lift Nigerians out of Poverty, promotes Food Sufficient, says FG https://prnigeria.com/2020/02/10/grains-reserve-nigerians-poverty-food-fg/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:12:23 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=29190 Grains Reserve to lift Nigerians out of Poverty, promotes Food Sufficient, says FG The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , Dr Abdulkadir Mua’zu has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to the development of the agricultural sector to promote food security and to also key into the Government’s plan to take 100m […]

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]]> 29190 Finally, Gov AbdulRazaq Signs 2020 Budget to ‘drive growth, fight poverty’ https://prnigeria.com/2020/01/30/abdulrazaq-signs-2020-budget/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:15:59 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=28743 Finally, Gov AbdulRazaq Signs 2020 Budget to ‘drive growth, fight poverty’ . . . It’s a budget of hope — Speaker Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday assented to the 2020 appropriation bill, saying the document was designed to truly rebuild the state in a manner that uplifts people from poverty and addresses infrastructural […]

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]]> 28743 FG backs Implementation of OGP to Reduce Poverty https://prnigeria.com/2019/10/13/fg-backs-implementation-ogp-reduce-poverty/ Sun, 13 Oct 2019 14:03:08 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=25747 FG backs Implementation of OGP to Reduce Poverty The Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, has pledged his support to encourage members, government institutions, and non- state actors to implement their Open Government Partnership (OGP) commitments, while stressing that it has the potential to create jobs and reduce poverty. Prince Agba […]

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]]> 25747 Kwara Understudies Trader-Moni to Fight Poverty https://prnigeria.com/2019/08/02/kwara-understudies-moni-poverty/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:14:06 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=23938 Kwara Understudies Trader-Moni to Fight Poverty The Kwara State Government is understudying the TraderMoni programme of the Federal Government to extend soft loans to traders and reduce mass poverty in the state. “On Friday, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq visited the Abuja headquarters of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), the implementers of the TraderMoni initiative, […]

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]]> 23938 Aisha Buhari Restates Commitment to End Poverty https://prnigeria.com/2018/12/18/aisha-buhari-restates-committment-to-end-poverty/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/12/18/aisha-buhari-restates-committment-to-end-poverty/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:19:11 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=16934 Aisha Buhari Restates Commitment to End Poverty Wife of the President, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has restated her resolve to contribute to the reduction of the level of poverty in the country and ensuring self-reliance among Nigerian women. She was flagging-off a Women Empowerment Programme of Future Assured Programme, organized in partnership with the […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/12/18/aisha-buhari-restates-committment-to-end-poverty/feed/ 0 16934 FG is Employing ways to tackle Poverty through ERPG- Udoma https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/26/fg-employing-tackle-poverty-through-erpg-udoma/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/26/fg-employing-tackle-poverty-through-erpg-udoma/#respond Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:53:13 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=16002 FGis Employing ways to tackle Poverty through ERPG- Udoma Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, has stated that the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to move people out of poverty in many more ways through the imports of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) The minister disclosed […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/26/fg-employing-tackle-poverty-through-erpg-udoma/feed/ 0 16002 Empowerment as Essential Ingredient for Improved Health Outcomes https://prnigeria.com/2018/01/29/empowerment-essential-ingredient-improved-health/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/01/29/empowerment-essential-ingredient-improved-health/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:47:37 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=13083 Empowerment as Essential Ingredient for Improved Health Outcomes Empowerment has to do with improving the capacity and the chances of individuals, groups and communities to take control of their circumstances, exercise power and achieve their own goals individually or collectively. Economic empowerment focuses on supporting and empowering the less privileged and most vulnerable members of […]

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