Old-Age Poverty

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Recent World Bank data shows that extreme poverty is still very common in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. The problem is mostly caused by low farm productivity, few good jobs, weak services like health and education, and sometimes conflict. It can improve when countries provide power, roads, schools, clinics, fair rules,…

(FILES) Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Photo: Channels TV/Sodiq Adelakun Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s worsening poverty rate, describing it as a threat to national stability and human dignity. In a post on X on Saturday to mark the International Day for the Eradication of…

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Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government of worsening poverty in Nigeria, claiming that over 50 million Nigerians have fallen into poverty since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in 2023. Obi made the claim in a statement on Tuesday while…

The Presidency has rejected a recent report by the World Bank that painted a picture of rising poverty in the country, insisting that the data used does not reflect the true economic realities of Nigerians. In a statement released on Wednesday, Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga criticised the World Bank’s latest…

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A new report shows California has the highest poverty rate in the US, alongside Louisiana, and rates have shown little improvement. Despite the abundant wealth in the state – more billionaires live in California than anywhere else in the US – in 2024 about 7 million people, or 17.7% of…

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School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into "a new world of learning and opportunity," according to the World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain. The number of children receiving school meals through government-led programmes has gone up by 20 per cent since 2020, found the latest…