The pervasive and growing state of poverty in Nigeria is alarming

By Tom Okure, Ph.D.
ICMS, INC Reports

The pervasive and growing state of poverty in Nigeria is alarming and requires massive government intervention to arrest and reverse the situation.

Within the last six months of this year, 2,969,158 more Nigerians allegedly entered into what is categorized as extreme poverty making Nigeria the poverty capital of the world by overtaking India in this regard. Nigerian government statistics show that 70 percent of the population lives in abject poverty subsisting on $2.00 or less daily.



Poverty is becoming glaring especially in the suburbs of the major cities like Lagos and even in the federal capital territory of Abuja with huge populations of people occupying dwellings in slums.  Poverty is manifested in the lack of basic human necessities of food, health care, education and proper sanitation. The situation is becoming frightening and expanding depict the governments policy proclamations that it is creating more economic opportunities designed to lift over 100 million Nigerians out of poverty over the next ten years.
In order for government's effort to succeed, a more deliberate policy needs to be directed towards combating the pervasive corruption in the whole fabric of the country and fast tracking the implementation of much needed social and economic projects that would create jobs with living wages for the people.   

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