Tag: Poverty

TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME

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‘Your past is not your potential, in any hour you can choose to liberate the future’’                                                                                         Marilyn Ferguson   As we approach a hundred million Nigerian youths (age bracket, 15 years to 54 years), I am reminded of the… Read More

CORONAVIRUS AND THE PRESIDENT’S 10-YEAR PLAN TO TAKE 100 MILLION NIGERIANS OUT OF POVERTY.

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I was very elated and proud when Mr. President made the speech during 2020 annual budget submission to the national assembly. Months ago, I wrote an article in my weekly column titled; ‘A hungry man is an Angry man’, in… Read More

POVERTY PLUS ANGER AND FRUSTRATION = MENTAL ILLNESS

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A 2018 World Bank report stated that about half of Nigerians, (roughly 90 million) live below the international poverty line of US$2/day. The report also puts youth unemployment at 23.1%. This latter figure, according to same report is the participation… Read More