The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said that his experience as a traditional ruler revealed to him the true scale of poverty in Nigeria—something he had not fully grasped during his time in government or finance. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday, May 31,…
Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the federal government of deliberately using poverty as a tool to suppress the Nigerian population. Speaking on Saturday, May 31, at the 60th birthday lecture of former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi in Abuja, themed *”Weaponising Poverty…
The Federal Government is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite technology to identify and support poor Nigerians living in urban slums, according to Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV’s *Prime Time*, Yilwatda revealed that AI has played a pivotal role in expanding the National Social…
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into two suspects arrested for allegedly being in possession of \$899,800 in counterfeit United States currency. The suspects, identified as Abubakar Hussaini (42) and Sahabi Adamu (53), were initially apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement…
