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UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: A policy response to COVID-19 and panacea to poverty in Nigeria

ByOluwaseyi. I. & Aniekan. J.
Published OnJuly 20, 2020

Historically, social policy involves making decisions about whether the core principle behind social provisioning will be “universal” or “targeted”. Universal in the sense that the entire population will be recipients of social benefits as a basic right or selective in the sense that...

Education

Activating an All-Inclusive Alliance for the Almajiri

ByDemola Lewis
Published OnJuly 2, 2020

Poverty, insecurity and disease are siblings. Dare say, the Almajiri are the emblem of that state of affairs. These dishevelled children with slovenly habits awash the streets of northern Nigeria, bearing filthy bowls for soliciting alms. Between Q’uranic classes, they…

Health Hope

Polio Eradication: How did Nigeria get here?

ByAniekan Johnson
Published OnJune 30, 2020

The strategies, routines or techniques applied by the Federal Government of Nigeria and other development partners towards this achievement could be replicated on several other national health goals such as reduction of infant mortality rates, improve access to primary health care through expansion of the National health insurance scheme (NHIS) among others. These emphases are crucial to avoiding any setbacks and sustaining this achievement.

Covid-19 Education

Reining Back Nigeria’s Post-COVID-19 Education Indicators of Multidimensional Poverty

ByDemola Lewis
Published OnJune 16, 2020

Subtle yet substantial, the burdens of educational poverty are often eclipsed by apparently more vivid indicators of health and lifestyle, access to which, are paradoxically contingent upon educational attainment.