Tag: POPULATION

Governor Bago says majority of Niger citizens live below poverty line

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State

Governor Umaru Bago of Niger has said that majority of the population in the State live below poverty line. He made the assertion while delivering a keynote address at a Sustainable Economic Development Cluster (SEDEC) programme for critical stakeholders in Minna, the state capital on Tuesday. The event was organised by German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). Bago, represented by the Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba, said that statistics of inequality on a wide range of indices in the state was worrisome. “Over half of our population lives below the poverty line.…

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2023 Presidency: Arewa remains the Kingmaker with its population but… Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

As the race for 2023 heats up for who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide says the northern Nigeria remains the kingmaker and decider with its large population, but the group is pleading with Arewa to cede the presidency to the Igbos. Secretary General of the Ohaneaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro made this declaration in Kaduna Monday while interfacing with the leadership of Arewa Consultative Youth Forum led by Yerima Shettima. Isiguzoro said the body came to interface with the North and meet with stakeholders as against…

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