As the 2024/25 academic session approaches, Nigeria’s education crisis continues to deepen, with millions of children expected to remain out of school. By September 9, primary and secondary schools will resume across the country, yet a significant number of students will not return to the classroom, adding to the already alarming statistic of 18.3 million Read More…
Tag: Poverty
Beyond Brick and Mortar: Building Solutions for Lagos’ Invisible Citizens
On February 15, 2024, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, sparked controversy with his announcement to “clear” homeless communities residing under bridges across the city. The Governor, quoted by The Guardian on February 16, 2024, cited concerns about aesthetics, security, and traffic congestion as motivating factors, stating: “We cannot allow people to turn under Read More…
Fear of revolution is here
The people who used to shout most about the need for a revolution to happen in Nigeria are now the blokes making many arguments against revolution. The former activists and campaigners for radical change are now singing a new song on the need to give democracy a chance. As almost everybody knows all over the Read More…
Once upon Weah
George Oppong Weah is the story of an African child who rose from the slums of Clara Town, Monrovia to glittering heights in Europe and America but never lost his sense of purpose. Rather, after he had become quite rich and famous, he returned home to give back part of his wealth and overcame serious Read More…
Adolescents’ health care access deficiency highlighted at MWAN conference
Mrs. Toyin Oke-Osayintolu, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, addressed the dire issue of inadequate access to basic health care services among adolescents and young people in Nigeria. She highlighted these concerns during her keynote address at the 23rd Biennial Conference of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) Read More…
Buhari group worries about states’ inertia towards poverty reduction in rural areas
Because the impact of public funding distributed to several states from the centre is scarcely seen in rural areas, where a significant portion of Nigerians who live in poverty reside, state governments have a significant role to play in eliminating multidimensional poverty in their respective jurisdictions. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju Read More…
Addressing poverty in Nigeria
By Dr. Charles Omole To achieve greatness, we have to become more responsible for our nation. It means that for Nigeria to change and fulfil her destiny the good people of Nigeria will have to take responsibility to come out in the open and smash in piecesevery form of corruption & its perpetrators, & ultimately Read More…