The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has once again raised alarm over the deepening hardship facing millions of Nigerians, calling on the Federal Government to urgently address the growing crisis of multidimensional poverty in the country. In a recent statement, the NLC emphasized that the current economic situation is no longer sustainable for the average Nigerian. While inflation continues to rise, wages have stagnated, and basic necessities like food, healthcare, transportation, and housing have become unaffordable luxuries for many households.
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In a recent report, the World Bank paints a sobering picture of Nigeria’s economic landscape, anticipating a grim consequence of 2.8 million additional people slipping into poverty by the close of 2023.
Showing the way forward in the light of the recent National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recommendations for getting Nigeria out of poverty, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, Thursday declared that such recommendations were already being addressed by the Muhammadu Buhari administration with its massive investment in infrastructure renewal and expansion.
A committee has been inaugurated by the Federal government to work out the modalities of lifting 100 million Nigerians out…
The northern part of Nigeria has been ranked by the Federal Government on Saturday in Katsina highest in the country’s poverty and literacy index.
If you are not among the poor, it is time for sober reflection. Give glory to God if you have a house, can feed three times, have the basic luxuries like car, electronics and have money to pay your bills. Continue to pray that the economic down turn does not drive you out of middle-class.
Commit to eating out one fewer time each month. Save money without sacrificing your lifestyle by taking small steps to reduce your dining budget. Start off with reducing the amount you eat out by just once per month.
When one traverse the north, one would be transfixed by the deplorable state of things caused by man. The north…
