Appraising Poverty Alleviation Programs of Successive Governments in Nigeria

Abstract

The world over, poverty and inequality are twain plaques ravaging the lives and destroying the essence of living across races, gender, and status. The results as devastating as it is unfathomable, world leaders and policy makers are groping for answers as social structures are depleted; motility rates have gone highand income distribution is a smeared rhetoric. Countries that have perceived these horrendous trends are devising strategies to combat the spurring menace while others heavily overwhelmed are finding it difficult to grasp the realities of these economic thunderbolts. While Africa is home to over One billion people and growing, almost half of the population is poor and vulnerable (World population review, 2014). Nigeria with a population of over 170 million is not only fighting poverty but also in combat with a myriad of challenges, ranging from a dearth of true leaders, to corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, health and nutritional issues.