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Ifeanyi was born on 3 September 1971 and died on June 27, 2024 He rose from business apprentice to becoming an oil mogul, Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ...

In appreciation of young striving men, OAP Destiny Amaka has taken to social media to share her opinion on how poverty in Nigeria birthed the likes of two well known ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured that with the successful activation of the Economic Sustainability Plan’s (ESP) Cash Transfer scheme, the present administration’s vision of reducing extreme poverty by lifting ...

The World Bank has approved a $1.5bn for Nigeria to reduce poverty in the country. This is coming after the World Bank Group discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework ...

The Executive Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has stated that the country, Nigeria is not ripe for another round of demonstrations against police brutality. This statement was made by ...

Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has said that their is nothing wrong with calls for the restructuring of the country but the minister, who was the governor of Rivers ...

The special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina has stated that the looting of private and public facilities in some parts of the country is as ...

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, admitted that millions of Nigerians are living below the poverty line. Osinbajo lamented that the COVID-19 pandemic had further worsened the unemployment and poverty ...

Police in India have arrested a 42-year-old Nigerian national for allegedly carrying 1.4 kilogram of amphetamine, a high-quality drug worth Rs 2 crore in Dwarka area of Delhi. WITHIN NIGERIA ...

Nigeria's vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has decried the increased poverty situation in the country. The vice president while speaking at the first year ministerial performance review retreat charged ministers ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-emphasised his administration’s determination to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty over the next ten years. Buhari said his administration would continue to churn out policies ...

Media Mogul, Dele Momodu has advised viewers of Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition to stop promoting ‘poverty mentality’. Momodu on Friday said BBNaija is about entertainment and branding opportunities for ...

A Ugandan mum who lost her job and was living in extreme poverty in Scotland as a refugee has died next to her malnourished baby in a Glasgow flat. Mercy ...

Social media commentator, author, lawyer and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has dished out another nugget of wisdom. Reno is prominent for his daily nuggets of wisdom and this time ...

As Nigeria continues its fight against COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed fear over the high possibility of the coronavirus pandemic making people poorer. This statement was uttered by President ...

UK based Nigerian mother of two and social media commentator, Adetutu Balogun has called out acclaimed investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo for always soliciting for funds online. Kemi who is known ...

Lagos state government says it has improved the standard of living of not less than 9000 residents of the state who  beneficiaries of its various training and skill acquisition programmes ...

Sani Jibrin, a kidnap suspect, who has been in the kidnap business for three years, reveals the reasons he engaged in the crime. Describing his situation as unfortunate, Jibrin claimed ...

The Citizens Against Fake Activists (CAFA) has lashed out at co-convener, BringBackOurGirls, Aisha Yesufu, appraising her that abusing President Muhammadu Buhari won't lift her out of poverty. In a foul-mouthed ...