The United Nations Country Director in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says more Nigerians are being born into poverty. Kallon stated this in Abuja yesterday when he led a delegation of the UN on a courtesy visit to Nigerian Senate President Ahmad Lawan. He said Nigeria’s “alarming” population growth without a corresponding economic growth was one of the mega trends affecting development in the country. He said: “The UN is concerned about some mega trends that we feel is affecting Nigeria’s development.

“One, is our concern about explosive population growth vis-a-vis the Gross Domestic Product growth rate. “As you’re aware, Your Excellency, the population is growing at the rate of about 2.6 percent, and the economy is growing sluggishly at about 2 or 2.1 percent.

“The second mega trend is multi-dimensional poverty and increasing inequality, which is a major concern for us. “If you look at the population growth and the GDP growth rate, what it is telling us is that more Nigerians are being born into poverty, and the figures are alarming and is a serious concern. “The third mega trend is corruption and illicit financial flows, which your government is working very hard to combat.” Kallon, however, said the UN invested about $750m on development assistance per annum in Nigeria. “We’ve been investing from $945m in 2017 to $878m in 2018, and $714m in 2019, and on an annual basis. The UN and its partners are assisting around 5.5m people in north east Nigeria. “The total number of people in need of humanitarian assistance this year has varied from 6.2 million to 7.9 million as we speak,” Kallon said. Lawan sought the assistance of the United Nations on the repatriation of looted funds back to Nigeria. Lawan said anti-graft war continued to suffer setbacks due to the inability of the federal government to repatriate looted funds stashed in foreign countries. He said the looted assets, if repatriated, would help in addressing critical developmental and infrastructural deficits facing Nigeria.


Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/more-nigerians-being-born-into-poverty-un.html

That's why the babies come out with a frowning face.

Buhari and osibanjo are working.

Romanoff:
That's why the babies come out with a frowning face.

Like this one, right?

Danm, when is our country is gonna out of being listed to worsted things.

And the idiot in aso rock we claim he is working hard.

Anyway Sha, I hope Yoruba win 2023 election so that the country could be back to it's giant of of Africa.

Since igbo and hausa has fail to drive this country to where it's belong

@risenphoenix please read the article, Nigeria has a population issue.

chozzy:


Like this one, right?

Exactly.

If you think all these white supremacists want good for Nigeria, you are unaware.

Our economy growth rate has to do better. And birth rate has to come down too

FrLukas:
If you think all these white supremacists want good for Nigeria, you are unaware.

This is United Nations talking ...
So, shove all those your 'white supremacist' jargons back in your anus

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This is why I can't marry any lady who's not working...I just can't

Another negative record for Nigeria.

The United Nations Country Director in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says more Nigerians are being born into poverty.

We don't need the United Nations country Director to tell us Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gun powder and the earlier we brace up for the worst, the better.

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FrLukas:
If you think all these white supremacists want good for Nigeria, you are unaware.

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That is our brother from northing land

HeeBraHim2:
Danm, when is our country is gonna out of being listed to worsted things.

And the idiot in aso rock we claim he is working hard.

Anyway Sha, I hope Yoruba win 2023 election so that the country could be back to it's giant of of Africa.

Since igbo and hausa has fail to drive this country to where it's belong

But igbo never rule. But Yoruba rule for 8years and no reasonable development.

Give us 8years and I bet u Nigeria will be begging for us to rule for another 8years

The UN and UK and France is solely responsible for everything happening to people in West Africa
Since they took the Yoruba people as slaves and made the northern people who rejoiced when they burned our cities, and didn't give a helping hand... Still they made the northerners rule over us
So God is jealous for his people and will avenge us.. He will punish both the oyinbos and the northerners...

This is one of the reasons I don't care if the deadly corona virus step it's foot into this shit hole. Innocent Nigerians have been suffering for ages, let the useless politicians all die a miserable death .Make the world kuku end, make everybody go!

Coldie:

But igbo never rule. But Yoruba rule for 8years and no reasonable development.

Give us 8years and I bet u Nigeria will be begging for us to rule for another 8years

Are you denying Jonathan or what? He rules for 8years too even more but he could not reward us with reasonable things. He is d one thing that introduce the biggest problem Nigeria is facing now.(bokoharam)

HeeBraHim2:

Are you denying Jonathan or what? He rules for 8years too even more but he could not reward us with reasonable things. He is d one thing that introduce the biggest problem Nigeria is facing now.(bokoharam)

Is Jonathan an igbo man?

Which one is am I denying Jonathan?