Unemployment, corruption, non-diversification of the economy, income inequality, laziness,
and a poor education system can be considered to be some of the key factors contributing to …

The rate of poverty in the Northern region of Nigeria is quite alarming despite the enormous
resources the region is endowed. The region has fertile land with varied agricultural …

There is no shortage of written materials about the nature and prevalence of poverty in
Nigeria, but they are not all easily accessible by civil-society groups. This report was …

Northern Nigeria is a region that contradicts its natural endowments. Despite the existence
of many economic resources such as tin, kaolin, a variety of agricultural products and a huge …

Purpose–This paper's purpose is to examine the nature and correlates of poverty in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach–Using the most recently published household living …

The study analysed and reviewed the causes of poverty in Africa. The study found that
poverty in Africa is caused by a number of factors including corruption and poor governance …

The new global call for sustainable development this coincided with an emphasis on"
poverty alleviation" in the decade of the 1990s. This is more pertinent in Sub-Saharan Africa …

Major economic reform policies were introduced by the government of Nigeria in mid 1986.
These reforms were expected to revitalize the economy's growth. Growth in turn was …

Various indicators suggest that poverty is a major obstacle to Nigeria's socio-economic
development. Poverty has persisted, and several interventions have failed to yield significant …

One of the main issues in development debates is how to tackle rural poverty. The
constraints to developing the rural areas as well as the problems of this critical sector have …