Old-Age Poverty

LAGOS, Nigeria — Renowned Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie has raised alarm over the deepening economic hardship in Nigeria, lamenting the toll it is taking on ordinary citizens, especially the country’s shrinking middle class. In a heartfelt interview on Amazing Africans, a programme aired on Channels Television, Adichie expressed concern that…

Donald Trump has it in for public education. Don’t be fooled by last week’s release of DOE billions for the coming school year. Education Secretary Linda McMahon claimed that since the surprise decision in late June to withhold the funding, the government vetted all the programs to make sure they…

ABUJA – The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Social Development Secretariat, Ms. Olubunmi Olowokere, has called for deeper synergy across government and non-governmental sectors to combat poverty in Nigeria effectively. Speaking at the implementation phase of the Household Prosperity and Empowerment Programme (HPEP) a key initiative under…

The Department for Work and Pensions is warning the 45% of working-age adults were putting nothing into their pensions that they will retire poorer than their parents. Ministers are to resurrect the Pensions Commission amid fears that today’s workers face a greater risk of poverty in retirement than their parents.…

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Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito Cabrera’s comments dismissing poverty in the Caribbean island nation trigger angry backlash. Cuban Labour and Social Security Minister Marta Elena Feito Cabrera has resigned after saying there are no beggars in Cuba, only people pretending to be. Cuba’s presidency said in a post on social…

Cuba’s Labor Minister Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera has resigned after controversial comments she made about poverty in the island nation By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA -- A Cuban minister who sparked criticism after saying that there are no beggars in Cuba, only people disguised as such, resigned Tuesday. Cuba's…

One of the cheerleader-orga­nizations of Nigeria’s re­cent economic reforms— The World Bank—seems to have turned a turncoat, and raised a worrisome alarm on the rapid growth of extreme poverty in the country. The Bank warned that extreme poverty is growing rapidly in Nigeria and 38 other economies affected by conflict…

In her late 20s, Aleese Lightyear worked in reality TV production and lived in New York City, which she thought was her dream. "At the height of my career in New York, I was probably making $100,000 a year working eight months out of the year, which on paper sounds…

In many parts of Nigeria, when night falls, darkness takes over. Millions of families still rely on candles, kerosene lamps, or even firewood for lighting and cooking. For businesses, power cuts are so common that many rely on noisy, expensive generators to keep going. The lack of reliable electricity is…