Old-Age Poverty

As against 34 crore people below poverty line ($3/per day) in 2011-12, the numbers have come down to 7.5 crore in 2022-23 in absolute numbers. | Photo Credit: ANINDITO MUKHERJEE India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3 per cent over a decade from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 even…

The Interim National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Tanko Yunusa, has decried that the north is the worst hit by the high level of poverty in Nigeria. Naija News reports that Yunusa stated this on Channels Television’s ‘Morning Brief’ programme. He berated President Bola Tinubu’s administration for not fulfilling its…

President Bola Tinubu has conferred Nigeria’s third highest national honour, Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), on American Bill Gates. Mr Tinubu conferred the honour on the billionaire philanthropist during a ceremony held at his private residence in Lagos on Tuesday. According to a statement signed by…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that President Bola Tinubu-led adminstration is using poverty as a weapon to control and suppress the masses. Atiku spoke on Saturday in Abuja during the 60th birthday lecture of former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, themed “Weaponising Poverty in Nigeria.” Speaking on his…

Former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the federal government of deliberately weaponising poverty to suppress Nigerians. Speaking at the 60th birthday lecture of former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi in Abuja, themed “Weaponising Poverty in Nigeria,” Atiku claimed that the current administration is using…

Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor and Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has revealed that his experience as a traditional ruler exposed him to the harsh realities of poverty in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja at a public lecture marking the 60th birthday of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi,…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on African nations to confront poverty with urgency and purpose, drawing attention to China’s remarkable feat of lifting 700 million people out of poverty as a benchmark for what is possible on the continent. Obasanjo made the remarks on Friday at a leadership lecture…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for the urgent end to abject poverty across Africa. Speaking during Dele Momodu’s leadership lecture, ‘How to end hunger and poverty in Africa,’ Obasanjo opined that Nigeria can lift itself from its poverty quagmire if China could lift 700 million people out of poverty.…

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Annual Report 2024 . No child should have to live in poverty or experience social exclusion. However, in the EU alone, there are approximately 20 million children, or 1 in 4 children, growing up at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The European Pillar of Social Rights aims to reduce…