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Poverty and Insecurity in Nigeria: Implications for National Development

Authors: OSAH Goodnews

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Babcock University Journal Of Education (bujed)

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Poverty in Nigeria has been so pervasive despite several anti-poverty campaigns. Meanwhile,
the dual crises of poverty and insecurity have contributed to the deepening conditions of the
people in the midst of plenty. This paper which is descriptive and qualitative in nature relied on
the Frustration-Aggression hypothesis for its theoretical orientation to explain the nexus
between poverty and insecurity in Nigeria. Corruption, bad governance, lack of political will and
policy inconsistencies in the country have affected the situations adversely. This paper concludes
that related government and private agencies should actively engage the youths in productive
jobs. More so, the nation’s economy should be diversified to include other sectors such as the
agricultural sector which once accounted for about 61% of the country’s export in the 1960s.
The paper recommends that justice and equity should be a cognate principle in all facets of
national life. More so, the issues that have given rise to the security threats should be addressed
holistically and government should go beyond lip-service in its poverty reduction campaign to
implement existing policies that would enhance and proffer permanent solutions to insecurity
and poverty problems in Nigeria

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OSAH,G. . (2015). Poverty and Insecurity in Nigeria: Implications for National Development, 1 (), 130-130.

OSAH,G. . "Poverty and Insecurity in Nigeria: Implications for National Development" 1, no (), (2015): 130-130.

OSAH,G. and . (2015). Poverty and Insecurity in Nigeria: Implications for National Development, 1 (), pp130-130.

OSAHG, . Poverty and Insecurity in Nigeria: Implications for National Development. 2015, 1 ():130-130.

OSAH,Goodnews , . "Poverty and Insecurity in Nigeria: Implications for National Development", 1 . (2015) : 130-130.

O.Goodnews , "Poverty and Insecurity in Nigeria: Implications for National Development" vol.1, no., pp. 130-130, 2015.

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