Insecurity and Poverty

Violent Conflicts Slash Household Spending Across Northern Nigeria - Report

Violent Conflicts Slash Household Spending Across Northern Nigeria – Report

Jumoke Salako03 mins

Widespread violent conflicts and rising insecurity are severely depressing household consumption and trapping millions of families in chronic poverty across northern Nigeria. A comprehensive study jointly conducted by the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network at the Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom, and Nigeria’s Development Research and Projects Centre revealed these stark economic realities. The year-long…

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Labour Leaders Warn of Economic Collapse as Insecurity Guts Productivity

Labour Leaders Warn of Economic Collapse as Insecurity Guts Productivity

Abdullah Ahmed03 mins

Nigeria’s organised labour marked the 2026 May Day celebrations with a grim assessment of the national economy. Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress warned that rampant insecurity and deepening poverty now act as a blockade to decent work. When citizens cannot travel safely, markets fail. Agricultural output has stalled because…

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