Evaluation of Nigeria Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue IX, September 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Evaluation of Nigeria Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development

Adebayo Temitope A
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti, Nigeria

Abstract: The studies evaluate Nigeria poverty alleviation strategies and sustainable development. These strategies and initiatives were introduced by both the present and past government of Nigeria with the aim to reduce poverty to a minimum level. Nigeria poverty situation has made the country to become one of the poorest country in the world with the citizen surviving with less than $2 per day because effort to reduce poverty level over the years has not been successful. These initiatives are judge to be unsatisfactory and poorly implemented in meeting the number one sustainable development goals (SDG) by year 2030 if not properly adjust. Government need to come up with ideas and policy to address all the obstacles hindering the success of the various strategies programs. More so, the government should pursue aggressive diversification of the economy to non-oil sector like the agricultural sector so as to address poverty at the rural communities.

Keywords: Sustainable development, Poverty, Alleviation, Strategies, Sustainable development goals.

I. INTRODUCTION

Poverty is about not having enough money to meet basic essential needs including food, clothing, shelter etc. However, poverty goes beyond not having enough money. The World Bank organization describes poverty as hunger, lack of shelter, being sick and not able to see a doctor, not having access to school and the fear for the future. Poverty is a global issue which affects various continents, nations and people differently. It affects people in various levels at different times and phases of existence. The main difference is the prevalence and intensity of this phenomenon (Akeredolu, 2005).
Poverty has made Nigeria to attain an undesirable status as one of the poorest country in the world (Anyawu, 2007) such that no government, community or family can survive effectively without introducing any poverty reduction strategy. A united nation report in 2016 on Nigeria’s common analysis has described the country as one of the poorest and unequal country in the world with over 80 million or 64% of her population living below poverty line. In the same way, political instability, corruption, tribalism and absence of good governance experienced in Nigeria over the years subjected the various poverty alleviation strategies in the country to uncertainty.

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