“Poverty levels across states vary significantly, with the incidence of multidimensional poverty ranging from a low of 27 per cent in Ondo to a high of 91 per cent in Sokoto,” it said. The number of Nigerians living in poverty stands at over 133 million, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Thursday. It said the figure…
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133 million Nigerians living in poverty – NBS
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COP27: African negotiators worried over lack of progress on loss, damages negotiations
The group said adaptation is a matter of survival for Africa and that COP27 should deliver on scaling up action and support, including GGA. The African Group of Negotiators and the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment have expressed concerns about the slow pace of progress on issues that affect the continent at the ongoing United Nations…
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International Day of the Girl Child: Nigeria needs to do more
International Day of the Girl Child: Nigeria needs to do more Peace was at her roadside shop located at Festac Gate, Lagos where she sells cooked and peppered cow skin. She looked very sad and dejected as I approached her. Just 20, she is raising her four children from a failed marriage alone. Lost in…