Old-Age Poverty

World Bank Group Poverty Rising in Rural Nigeria, World Bank Says Your browser does not support the video tag. The World Bank has raised a fresh concern over the rising poverty in Nigeria, saying that a staggering 75.5 per cent of rural dwellers live below the poverty line. The World…

Introduction What is our understanding of the critical concept in the topic: “Poverty”? I suggest that poverty may be de­fined from four main dimensions, namely: — Poverty of economic insecurity (survival) — Poverty of physical insecurity, — Poverty of marginalisation and exclusion from opportunities to par­ticipate in political decision-making processes,…

Leaders of the Methodist Church Nigeria, on Monday, said the level of greed and selfishness of Nigerian leaders encourages insecurity and poverty in the country. The Bishop of Methodist Cathedral of Light, Agodi-Gate, Ibadan, Rt. Reverend Simeon Oluwole Onaleke stated this while speaking with journalists at the post-synod conference held…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has criticized Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, accusing him of lacking the moral standing to speak about poverty in Nigeria. In a personally signed statement titled “Factually Addressing Mr. Peter Obi’s Criticism of Nigeria at Johns Hopkins University,” Sanwo-Olu alleged that poverty worsened…

7m Four and a half million children – or one in three – officially live in poverty in the UK. Although the government has pledged to tackle it – some of the most vulnerable young people could be left without any financial safety net at all. These are children who…

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When was the last time you had to choose between buying a bar of soap or your next meal? For over five million people in the UK, that's not a hypothetical; it's a horrifying reality. In response to this hidden crisis, Saatchi & Saatchi has partnered with charity The Hygiene…

There's been a 64% increase in the numbers of elderly people living in poverty, according to recent CSO figures. Almost 12% of people were living in poverty in 2024 overall, with elderly people sitting at one-in-five, while for children it is one-in-six . The Central Statistics Office (CSO) totals show…

Doubters, life is spiritual! Keep doubting until you become victims of wicked people and powers of darkness! If you think men do not invoke powers of darkness in form of animals, you are of most people pitiable! In fact, why did Satan disguise himself as a serpent ???? to deceive…

….Calls on FG to tackle poverty to reduce criminality The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi has called on the federal government to address the problem of poverty in order to stem the tide of criminality in the country. Peter obi who stated this on Thursday when he paid…