Nigeria:   Inequality Gap - 96 Million Citizens Scramble for a Living

Leadership, 15 February 2012

About 96 million Nigerians have access to only 20 per cent of total consumables in the country, the National Bureau for Statistics (NBS) said. The bureau added that the level of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Clinton - FG Can Overcome Security, Economic Challenges

This Day, 14 February 2012

Struggling against apparent security and economic challenges that have caught the attention of the world, Nigeria and her leaders received words of encouragement and hope from… Read more »

Nigeria:   2011 - More Billionaires, Greater Poverty

Daily Trust, 14 February 2012

2011 will continue to be remembered for many years to come for heralding three successive shattering episodes that shocked human conscience. The downfalls of dictators in the… Read more »

Nigeria:   100 Million Citizens in Absolute Poverty, Bureau Says

Daily Trust, 14 February 2012

Poverty levels in the country are rising with almost 100 million people living on less than N160 a day despite strong economic growth in the country, the National Bureau of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Economic Growth Amid Poverty - Over 100 Million Live On U.S.$1 Per Day

Leadership, 14 February 2012

Despite claims of mind- boggling strong economic growth by the government of the day, facts have emerged that figures bandied about may not afterall reflect the actual reality on… Read more »

Nigeria:   FG Launches Scheme for 370,000 Jobs

This Day, 14 February 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan Monday made good his promise to provide jobs for the teeming unemployed Nigerian youths when he launched the Public Works and Women/Youths Employment… Read more »

Nigeria:   Citizens Living Below U.S.$1 Per Day up 112.6m, Says NBS

The Moment, 13 February 2012

NO less than 112.6 million Nigerians are living below poverty level, a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. Read more »