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Home Politics Poverty was not created by Tinubu - APC spokesperson, Morka Politics By Linda Ikeji 27 October 2026, 4:13 pm 15 comments The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, says poverty in Nigeria was not created by the Tinubu administration as it is a phenomenon known…

Former President Says Programmes Were Designed to Curb Extremism, Empower Northern Youths and Create Jobs Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the Federal Government to revive the Almajiri school programme and the Great Green Wall Project, describing them as initiatives designed to tackle insecurity, unemployment and poverty in northern…

Nigeria recorded the world’s largest increase in multidimensional poverty between 2021 and 2024, with an additional 17.9 million people falling into deprivation, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, published…

•Says 90.1 million living in multidimensional poverty •Economy to grow by more than four percent in 2026 —Idris An estimated 90.1 million Nigerians were living in multidimensional poverty in 2024, while about 113 million people experienced deprivations in health, education and living standards, according to figures cited in the 2026…

President Bola Tinubu has pledged to reduce the cost of living, expand employment opportunities and strengthen social protection as Nigeria enters a new phase of economic development. Tinubu made the commitment on Thursday in his nationwide broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 66th independence anniversary, declaring that his administration’s priority had shifted…

Australia has some of the world’s highest cigarette prices. Smoking half-a-pack a day costs about A$7,000 to $12,000 per year at prices of around $38–66 a pack in the legal market. Buying from the illegal market costs about $3,500 per year. Australia also has some of the world’s highest tobacco…

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State is facing intense criticism following reports of a stark disparity between the state’s massive federal revenue inflows and its high poverty rate. Critics, including a kinsman of the governor, have questioned how the state could maintain an 88.5% poverty index while receiving approximately N2.3…

A kinsman of Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, has questioned the State’s 88.5% poverty index in view of inflows from the Federation Account amounting to N2.3 trillion in six years. Francis Dufugha, Publisher of the Niger Delta Herald Newspapers, who also hails from Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said President Bola Tinubu intends to end poverty in Nigeria through his economic policies. The Ooni said some of the policies implemented by Tinubu’s administration have helped to revamp Nigeria’s economy. The monarch spoke at his palace during the unveiling of the…

Data from Nigeria’s 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index showed that about 730,000 children aged between six and 15 in Yobe were out of school, representing 62.9 per cent of the state’s school-age children. A document obtained by SaharaReporters has raised fresh questions about the spending priorities of the Yobe State Government…