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India ‘overtakes’ Nigeria as world’s poverty capital

India has surpassed Nigeria as the nation with the highest number of extremely poor people. The World Poverty Clock (WPC) said this in its recent update, considering the COVID-19 pandemic

National identity and the question of poverty

The headline in The Punch dated October 22 read: “FG disburses $103.6m Abacha loot to the poor”. Other papers had similar headlines. In the news report, it was explained that

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Buhari: We have lifted 5m Nigerians out of extreme poverty

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has lifted five million Nigerians out of extreme poverty in three years. Speaking at the opening of the global youth employment forum of the

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The poor might revenge, Melaye warns leaders

Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district, says Nigeria’s polity is heating up to the point where the poor will revenge against the elite and the country’s leaders. In

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