The paper argues that poverty has remained a major obstacle to sustainable development
and democracy in the global South. With the return to civil rule in 1999 in Nigeria, hopes …

There has been a growing incidence of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa over the last two
decades. Poverty is a multidimensional social phenomenon that can be analytically divided …

Poverty is by all standards a condition of deprivation that impedes human development.
Given Nigeria's vast resource base, she ordinarily should have no business with poverty. In …

Nigeria is positioned 160 th out of 205 countries in the 2020 sustainable development index,
having scored 49.28. The nation ranked 159 th out of 185 countries surveyed in 2019 …

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 …

Poverty, a global issue that is complex and multi-dimensional is one of the most dangerous
diseases ravaging mankind. The quality of life one lives is greatly tied to whether he is poor …

Since independence in 1960 from British colonial rule, the various leadership of Nigeria
have adopted various developmental strategies with view to reduce or to some extent do …

This study contends that poverty is a global phenomenon and no nation is immune to the
scourge it is capable of causing especially when determined and clear policy measures are …

At the turn of 21st century, after nearly forty eight years of Independence, Nigeria is by all
standard of measurement, a very poor country. Poverty is wide and deep in Nigeria. This …

Poverty, both in absolute and relative terms is afflicting most Nigerians. To be sure,
successive Nigerian regimes have adopted series of measures to ameliorate the plight of …