#Endsars: Poverty And Thuggery
The episode that has been #EndSARS has already been a big deal for civic engagement in Nigeria’s history since independence. The nature of the whole movement told young Nigerians a lot about themselves that was either previously unknown or just untapped. With the harrowing experience of the past week, however, and how awry things […]
International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty
In 2015, 736 million people lived below the international poverty line of surviving on less than $1.90 per day. Three years later (2018), nearly 8% of workers in the globe and their families lived below the US $1.90 daily for each person in the family. Majority of the people from these figures reside in […]
Yemi Alade Becomes UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Top Nigerian songstress, Yemi Alade has as of Wednesday become a United Nations Development Programme goodwill ambassador. The announcement was made via the UNDP official website and was followed by an acknowledgement from the music star herself and a welcome address by UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner. Read more about Entertainment According to the UNDP […]
Osun State and the O-REAP Initiative
Osun State was carved out of Oyo in 1991. The state covers a vast land mass of 15,875 square kilometers. Osogbo is the state’s capital. There are thirty local government areas in the state. These local government areas are spread across six main zones namely Osogbo, Ede, Iwo, Ikirun, Ilesha and Ile-Ife. These zones were […]
International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty
It is no hidden fact that poverty is a great threat to the national growth and development of countries across the globe. One might not be out of place to express shock at the fact that in a world characterized by technological advancement, and unprecedented economic growth, people still live in extreme poverty. Needless to […]
Important Questions You Must Answer to Beat Poverty
If you’re like me, you’ve often wondered about people with two heads. You know, those ones who seem to have started on the same level as you did, and yet have ostensibly “overtaken” you financially. You can understand those with rich or well-connected parents/relatives, those who slept their way to wealth, or those who engaged […]
Eradication of Poverty
Yesterday was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. I want to share an article I wrote last year for this purpose: The 17th of October has been set aside as the international day for the eradication of poverty. In line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goals, the aim is to end all forms […]
Overcoming Poverty
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.” – James A. Baldwin Not too long ago, I came across statistics showing the level of poverty in the world today. The numbers are scary and staggering! A billion children live in poverty; 121 million children have no education […]
A Day in the Life of a Nigerian Househelp
Twelve-year-old Titi does not know her surname. She also does not know that she is from the Republic of Benin and not Nigeria, where she currently works as domestic help – cleaning, cooking, and washing laundry for a family of six. But she does remember her mother’s first name, and a long journey from her village […]
Discover Nigeria: A Boom That Brought Poverty
Right after the civil war, oil boomed. Nigeria’s exports from crude oil had burgeoned almost fifteen times in size from the early days of crude exportation in the 1960s. The meteoric rise of Germany and Japan had put a lot of demand on oil, shooting its price to astronomic levels. Coupled with the embargo on […]
In Nigeria, You’re Either Somebody or Nobody
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA, Nigeria In America, all men are believed to be created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. But Nigerians are brought up to believe that our society consists of higher and lesser beings. Some are born to own and enjoy, while others are born to toil and […]