Tag: #EmpowerCommunities
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AFRICA NEEDS A PARADIGM SHIFT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT, SAYS OSINBAJO
Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has called on African governments and institutions to redefine development by placing social justice at the heart of economic growth. Speaking at the Ford Foundation’s 65th anniversary in West Africa held in Abuja, Osinbajo argued that despite Africa’s impressive GDP growth—being the fastest-growing continent—the general quality of life remains alarmingly…
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IDS AND ACTIONAID CALL FOR TACKLING INEQUALITY AND CORRUPTION TO END POVERTY IN NIGERIA
The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus and ActionAid agree that reducing poverty in Nigeria is achievable but only if governments confront inequality, corruption, and injustice head-on. Speaking at a Poverty Colloquium in Enugu to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, ActionAid’s Andrew Mamedu stressed that…
