HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF POVERTY ERADICATION IN NIGERIA
Authors:
Iyanda Kamoru Ahmed, Phd & Mohammed Ibrahim Bare
Abstract:
Poverty in Nigeria is deep, widespread and multifaceted, and Nigerians are all victims of this condition in one way or the other – the rich elite and the poverty-stricken masses alike – although not to the same degree. A cursory look at the available statistics paints a very gloomy picture of the nature and dynamics of poverty in the country. According to the Human Development Report 2002, no fewer than 70% of the Nigerian populations live below the poverty line.