LAGOS Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has decried the loss of over 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, attributing the tragedies to “poverty-induced neoliberal economic policies” and “criminal negligence.” In a statement released on Sunday, Falana, who chairs the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), detailed the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Javier Milei’s government has applied a drastic austerity program with the aim of eliminating the budget deficit and taming chronic inflation (STRINGER) (STRINGER/AFP/AFP) Poverty in Argentina rose to affect over 52 percent of the population in the first six months of self-declared “anarcho-capitalist” Javier Milei’s presidency, according to official data released…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, has lamented that severe hunger and extreme poverty faced by many poor and vulnerable Nigerians are pushing people to criminal activities. Ezeilo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a Law Professor at the University of Nigeria stated…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos lawyer and human right activist, Chief (Barr.)Malcolm Omirhobo has reacted to the statement of Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar on the precarious situation of insecurity and hunger in the country stressing that when the revolution the monarch foresaw, if not averted would consume all Nigeria leaders and not just…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank estimates that improved access to Internet coverage over three years led to a seven per cent reduction in extreme poverty in Nigeria and Tanzania. The bank disclosed this in a new brief titled, “Digital transformation drives development in Africa.” It said Internet access also led to an increase of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Programme Manager of Rural Vocational Skills Acquisition Programme (RVSAP) under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs & Poverty Alleviation, Portrait Peterson Osame as assured that the programme when implemented will lift poor Nigerians out of poverty. Peterson Osame who gave the assurance in a statement made available to NewsRangers disclosed …
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has continued to flaunt his exotic collection of wristwatches, including a Patek Philippe, estimated to sell for N160 million, as poverty and soaring inflation bite harder in the commercial hub. Mr Sanwo-Olu’s constant show-off has been deemed insensitive to the plight of many Lagos residents who can…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday defended the West African nation’s decision to stop subsidizing fuel, a move that already is adding to economic hardships by pushing up prices for transportation and commodities. The money saved by endng the decades long subsidy last week will help the government’s efforts to fight poverty…