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KEVIND:
Nigeria’s Poverty Population Hits 94 Million —OXFAM
From 91,501,377 in April to 94,470,535 people in September.
2,969,158 people move into extreme poverty in 6months.

Oxfam International says no fewer than 94,470,535 million people in Nigeria live below extreme poverty line, according to the latest World Poverty Clock.

Oxfam International Country Director in Nigeria, Constant Tchona, said this on Monday in Abuja at the organisation’s Programme Quality Review and Planning meeting with the theme “On the Road To Becoming an Influencing Hub”.

Mr Tchona decried that this number of people live below the benchmark of N684 per day.

“The number of people that live below extreme poverty level as at April was 91,501,377, making Nigeria the World Capital of Poverty.

“As if that was not bad enough, at the moment, six months later, the number has jumped up to 94,470,535 people.

“What this means is that we have added 2,969,158 people more into extreme poverty.

“By comparison, this number is more than the population of Gambia and Cape Verde combined.

“At the current rate, Nigeria is not only off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but many now believe that up to 25 per cent of the world’s extreme poor will live in Nigeria by 2030.

“Nigeria total population is 200,963,599 people according to the Worldometer and is to become the world’s third largest country by 2050,” he noted.

While describing the burden as pathetic, the country director noted that Nigerian government was aware of the rate of poverty in the land.

Mr Tchona quoted President Muhammadu Buhari’s intention to “lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty over the next 10 years and set them on the path to prosperity’’ to “fundamentally shift Nigeria’s trajectory and place it among the World’s Great Nations’’.

According to him, if this is achieved, Nigeria will shock the world to achieve the SDGs.

“Now the question is what is the role of the citizens and how that role will be played in supporting both elected and appointed officials in achieving this lofty goal.

“What could be the role of International NGOs like Oxfam on that journey?” he asked.

He noted that in order to effectively make impact in poverty reduction, the organisation would have to reminiscent on its programmes to ensure they were not against Oxfam well established quality standard.

He stressed the need to expedite actions, adding that more people are getting into extreme poverty as at the moment.

Mr Tchona explained that the meeting was to reflect on what that role of the organisation in support for government and citizens could be in order to reduce the burden of poverty.

He said the meeting was also to explore ways to strengthen business support to power up Oxfam execution capability while ensuring operational excellence.

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I dont believe this statistics anymore, this lazy asses sit in Abuja, London, US, etc and write down figure and we accept them make noise, most of their research don't go beyond major cities in Abuja and Some part of Lagos, some don't even know where states like Benue, Taraba, Ekiti, Ebonyi are located.

102 grand children and from the picture she died in poverty, shame on the grand children, shame on the children and shame on her. If you train your kids well they will take care of you, you don't need to go to school to learn to look after your parents and grand parents.
THAT'S ONE FVCKED UP FAMILY, I PRAY NON OF MY LOVED ONES MARRY INTO OR FROM A FAMILY LIKE THIS..

Liveair:
We are not moved. We already know that nothing good can come out of a Buhari govt.

Keep blaming Buhari, your mates are working smart and building houses, establishing companies, sending their kids to the best universities, bad or good government, the smart working citizens would still count their millions,
Don't go and hustle

hargbolahan01:
but I'm trying to get to here is why not budget Money for other regions too....at least there are people who need govt intervention in other regions too

Which other region has gone through what the North East has gone through, a huge percentage of the villagers in the north east are homeless, you need to go up there and see the evil done to these people by boko haram, if you the type that cry easily don't even go close to the camps.

So I ask you this, one what ground is federal government giving additional allocation to the other regions. What crisis are the south west, south east, north west, north central going through that the government should just throw money at them, the north east issue is a special case that needs to be dealth with ASAP, else these refugee camps are becoming breeding grounds for next generation of beggers, terrorists, armed robbers, prostitutes etc

hargbolahan01:
I don't know if anyone is watching it but I just heard PMB said they gave N37B to north east development Commission and didn't say anything about other except the NDDC which is now under the ministries of niger delta

The government has been working on giving life back to communities that we're destroyed by bokoharam, I know of villages that have been rebuilt, or you want this people to remain in refugee camps the rest of their lives?
Like you rightly said the NDDC is under ministry of Niger Delta, have you gotten the budget allocation for the ministry and seen what is going to NDDC? WHY DO YOU PEOPLE CRY FOUL OVER ABSOLUTELY NOTHING?

This LASTMA slippers don cut today

WildChild00:
Kindly do us a favor and snap your own pictures, and less see the difference...

You picture 3 the houses you see are lekki gardens, OP took picture of the side road which is not part of the estate...
You obviously don't know lekki gardens.

majamajic:
lekki gardens is made up 4 estates , so op might be talking about the one u are not living

we have 4 lekki gardens 1,2,3 and 4

Did you even read my comment, you did but didn't understand or you didn't see the part where i asked "which lekki gardens"? or the part where i said am in new horizon 2. Or is the part where i said the pictures were taken outside lekki gardens.
there is no lekki garden with that kinda bushy street.
look at the pictures again, thats outside the estate not inside the estate.

OP which of the lekki gardens are you talking about.
By the ways those pictures were taken outside lekki gardens not inside, stop putting up fake news and misdirecting Nairalanders, am currently in New Horizon 2 and i dont see no flood.

FarahAideed:
The woman is one of best and most honest person I have come across in this Lagos , she is a very good ambassador for your tribe , because of her I will always have respect for any Igede Person I meet in life ...stop joining all these yoruba and Hausa people in their hatred please .. Reman blessed

I mentioned my tribe and specifically said i wasn't Yoruba or Hausa, so that who ever reads it would understand that i wasn't part of the nairaland war between the 3 major tribes

FarahAideed:
They are really lucky it happened in town ..Just imagine the driver passing out on Benin Ore road while in top speed

was robbed there in August

FarahAideed:
Gerout please ..I gather even in Kogi or Benue state where you are from your little tribe is suffering the effects of tribalism where the larger tribes never let you to manifest politically . Shut up you don't have any Igbo as tenant , no Igbo will rent house from an unknown lost tribe ..Mister Igbos are not your problem , go and deal with Tivs/idomas first before you come and start hating on a tribe that doesn't know you exist ... Infact I have received a call from your village just now thanking me for the good things I am doing for your sister abandoned with four kids by her fellow Igede man ( e fit be you sef ) . Now keep quiet and leave me alone

The Igede tribe is deprived of certain offices by the more populus Tiv and Idoma, but oga no Igede man will fool and around following a fool like Kanu and bringing up all this lame propaganda.....
we are smarter than doing the rubbish Ipob is doing, we know the right process of achieving our desires not following a retarded clown....
Because you came across and unfortunate Igede woman you feel you met the whole tribe, well I can as well say all Igbos are thieves, criminals, fraudsters, ritualists, drug dealers, but i won't cos i know that small fraction doesn't represent all Igbos, but an idiot like you won't know that, rather you are here raising shoulders cos you met an unfortunate Igede woman, the way you sound am very sure you taking advantage of her.... when you help people and you go about bragging about the help you rendered, you just as low as the person you helped.....

jmichael259:
My dear, how many head of navy, airforce, army etc have you seen? No matter their ranks they will be retired so that a junior northern officer can take the position. the governors of Imo and Abia are messing up while others are trying in Igboland. But at the federal level Igbo region is prohibited from so-called juicy positions. Federal roads in the south east are in the worst conditions and projects are non existent. Even some northern and Yoruba leaders have at some point spoken against it for federal unity.

Allow them to publicise the Injustice.

well I must agree with you, but on the issue Retirement I don't think so. And there are lots of federal projects going on in the east now, i travel alot and the roads are much better, the terrible ones are currently under construction.
plus it takes two to work with all the rubbish coming from Ipob, unreasonable propaganda, i would commend the PMB led government for doing anything their, the igbos are giving the government every reason to look away, look the the embarrassment in SA just a few hours ago...

FarahAideed:
Where did I mention the word poor? Seems you have small tribe inferiority complex .. for it's I am not am ( I don't talk with people who can't tell the difference between Am and I am) .

You were the one who brought your tribe into the equation by mentioning it for no reason and I told you I am currently taking care of an Igede family in Lagos since you insulted my own tribe .. How many Igedes are you paying schools fees for and providing monthly upkeep? How many ? ..I only brought that story up to show you we Igbos are not tribalistic like the rest of you !!!! Can you take care of an Igbo family you don't know from Adam?
I dont think so ... Well you are lucky because of the respect I have for that family because the wonderful people if not I would have washed you today

This airhead didn't know why i mentioned my tribe, this shithead is really...... Am allergic to retards, I feel like puking replying your comments already.
Listen, i mentioned my tribe so you know am not from one of the larger tribes, I hope your dead brain cells can understand that.....
some of us have Igbo tenants but we don't make it a base for judging Igbo.... You just a lowlife....

FarahAideed:
Shut up I am currently taking care of an Igede family I don't know from Adam here in Lagos so give me some respect , before I met them I had never heard of the tribe ..well behaved people I must say and God will use me to change their lives for good

You see why I advice you to use your brain,
this airhead feels cos he met a poor Igede family every Igede man is poor. Dangote is the richest black man but northern beggers are everywhere in the country.
Or you blaming your lack of intellect on the family you helping?
one last question where does your helping an igede family come into the equation....
am obviously dealing with a retard..

FarahAideed:
They will still retire her mid rank just because she is Igbo... Congratulations to all members of 67 RC graduating today .. God bless y'all

Why do you igbos always have to be like this, why wasn't she denied all these awards cos she is igbo, funny enough we have generals in the army who are igbos, use your brain in propaganda.
And start using your brain it helps.
The average igbo man must hang any form of failure on the government.... your states are still bleeped up, yet you insult buhari, your governors are still in bed as i type this...
P.S: I am Igede by tribe not an Hausa or Yoruba.

xjiggy:
Some of you come here to criticize Her not for being an intelligent young Nigerian lady that she is but for being the daughter of a man you hate..... yet you spend your money supporting riff Raffs like tacha on bbnaija. So sad

Thank you so much.

There's a native doctor in the picture

I see him too fam,

[quote author=toluxa1 post=82827562]

Village people got ur back
problem is when u trek 2km to work just to get there and realize that you forgot the office key at home. So you managed to trek back home leaving your heavy bag at the office doorstep...
On getting home, you realized that your house key is in the bag you left at the Office Doorstep... You got upset, but had no choice, so you trekked back to the office again, picked up your bag angrily, and trekked your way back home again..
On getting home, you dipped your hand in your bag, only to realize that the office key was in your bag all along...
Now you sit on the floor shouting... "Make una kuku kill me ooohhh village people".

Dude you got me rolling like a mad man, you just made morning,���

[/quote]This comparism is just an insult.
This two cant be compared please, ltetsnot get stvpid in the name of promoting Nigerian made.

bigpicture001:
Longer bridges abroad dont hv this much pillers....bad engineering!

You are just dumb

Dave0116:
While you're deceiving them with a bridge pls don't fail to tell them that you're not funding the bridge but a toll will be placed on the bridge for at least 50years to refund the company funding the bridge..... #StayWokeNaija

Why do you always have to find something negative to say, the lekki road constructed by LCC is it not better, what of the ikoyi bridge, am sure i ply that road much more than you do and we are not complaining, stop being a bitter pill. ... Why didnt your Goodluck finish it..... Even when the government is doing something good you still force a bad out of it...
you are just a wicked being, you need help

[quote author=theenchanter post=80830394]The question is..... since they can sandfill the construction site for heavy trucks to move materials, why can't they just sandfill that very place and build the road on it without building the bridge?

Won't it save more than building the bridge?

This is dumb and airheaded talk
. This is the biggest river in Nigera
now lets why you dumb..... where will the water flow thru after the road construction..
and my brother. You really thing think you are smarter than this civil engineers with years of experience,.
#airhead