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Poverty in the north-western part of Nigeria 1976-2010 myth or reality

Every society was and is still affected by the phenomenon of poverty depending on the nature and magnitude of the scourge. Poverty was there during the time of Jesus Christ. Indeed poverty has been an issue since time immemorial, but it has become unbearable in recent decades particularly in Nigeria. It has caused a number of misfortunes in the country including corruption, insecurity and general underdevelopment. Poverty has always been seen as negative, retrogressive, natural, artificial, man-made, self-imposed, etc. It is just some years back that the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS, NBS)…