Bullion
Keywords
Keywords: Poverty, Development, poverty alleviation, poverty alleviation policy, North Central
Abstract
The paper examined poverty situation in the north central and the poverty alleviation policies of government as they affect the people of the north central zone in particular and Nigeria generally. This study was carried out in the face of the fact that poverty has characterized the Nigerian society such that over 70% of her citizens live below poverty line predicated by hunger, unemployment, poor housing, poor health care and other deprivations in spite of numerous government policies and programs aimed at alleviating or eradicating poverty in Nigeria since independence. Data for the study were generated through both the primary and secondary sources. While the secondary data were generated from essential documents aries, the primary data were generated through the administration of questionnaires. Those data were analyzed using the qualitative-descriptive method of data analysis, consisting of content analysis, inferences and logical arguments. The essence was to interpret the opinion of respondents on the impact of government's poverty alleviation policies on their lives and what is most needed to lift them out of poverty. The study found that government's poverty alleviation policies have had limited impact on the people of the North Central zone because the people were not ‘empowered’ through support for education and loans to do business, instead, they were given ‘hand outs' such as distribution of free food and payment of welfare packages. Hence the study recommended implementation of policies that will help boost economic activities and create jobs such as empowerment through support for education and loans to do business
Issue
1
Volume
47
First Page
29
Last Page
45
Recommended Citation
Olotu, Gloria Ese Dr
(2023)
"Poverty and Poverty Alleviation Policies in the North Central Zone of Nigeria,"
Bullion: Vol. 47:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://dc.cbn.gov.ng/bullion/vol47/iss1/3