Both child poverty and child deprivation were more pronounced in the rural sector than in the urban sector and in Northern Nigeria than in Southern Nigeria. The New Global Politics of Poverty. The article brings into view major reasons for the inadequacy of social protection arrangements in Nigeria. All rights reserved. This is because some elite were usually given the power to do so.
Designed to Fail? This is so In: Handa, S; Ebigbo, P.O. In Nigeria, up to 90,000 children could die this year from severe malnutrition.
The article outlines the various policies put in place by the government at the national, regional, and global levels in tackling child poverty. Girl-Child Education in Northern Nigeria: Problems, Challenges & Solutions, Mukhtar Alhaji Liman et al., Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business 2011 Household Poverty and Inequality: the Implication of Migrants’ Remittances in Nigeria, John Chiwuzulum Odozi et al., Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2010 As a member of the global community, it has become exigent for Nigeria to explore Copyright © 2020 Channels Incorporated Limited. A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Lamido Sanusi is canvassing for the education of the girl-child and believes it is the ‘silver bullet’ to eradicating poverty in Nigeria. The paper therefore critically examines the problems and prospects of achieving a remarkable reduction in Nigeria’s poverty profile within the framework of the MDGs. Holmes, R., & Akinrimisi, B., with Morgan, J., & Buck, R. (2012). As one of the highest oil producing countries in the world, it is quite disheartening that a country with an abundance of natural recourses is ranked amongst the poorest countries in the world.
In taking such steps, more attention should be focused on rural areas and Northern Nigeria. Social Protection and Children in developing countries. The paper then considers cash transfer programs that have been introduced and their effects on child well being. established in the Northern part of Nigeria in order to reduce the number of children on the street. Around 1.4 billion people presently live in extreme poverty, and yet despite this vast scale, the issue of global poverty had a relatively low international profile until the end of the 20th century. Poverty Reduction and the Attainment of the MDGs in Nigeria. other potential means of. It is argued in this article that the realization of the rights of these children is heavily influenced by the socioeconomic context of their countries. Find out more. This is so Save the Children is also working to strengthen health systems and support maternal and child health in four northern states.
By financial sustainability. Designed to Fail? If you fall under the lower poverty line you are considered extremely poor, while i… It concludes that for an effective institutional framework for social protection to evolve in sub-Saharan African countries, the present focus on the technical design of social protection programmes need to be accompanied by analyses that contribute to also 'getting the politics right'. Around 1.4 billion people presently live in extreme poverty, and yet despite this vast scale, the issue of global poverty had a relatively low international profile until the end of the 20th century. Oshewolo, S. (2011).
protection of children’s rights (Devereaux et al, 2012). Social protection in Nigeria Synthesis report, Poverty Reduction and the Attainment of the MDGs in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects, Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Getting the Politics Right, Poverty, the crisis and social policy responses in developing countries, Global poverty: How global governance is failing the poor, Social protection in Nigeria Mapping programmes and their effectiveness, Social protection and children in developing countries, Stakeholder Analysis for a renmewable energy project, La Condition de la femme dans "Le Bistouri des Larmes", The Cinematic Representation of The Biafra War. poverty reduction is its goal number one. Nigeria Poverty Statistics and Poverty Rate In Nigeria. It ends with a discussion of the need to focus on system-wide social protection strategies to address children's vulnerabilities and future directions needed. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.12.019. Content available from Ademolawa Michael Adedipe: Manuscript (Journal of Policy and Managment.pdf, All content in this area was uploaded by Ademolawa Michael Adedipe on Oct 25, 2018, All content in this area was uploaded by Ademolawa Michael Adedipe on Oct 03, 2018, Poverty and Child Protection Policy in Nigeria, , , , , )* (& * + , & ) , !&&), 0110* , ;<;,393(=01,1*, >, , 2005; Devereux et al., 2011). The number of children living in extreme poverty, however, had declined by approximately 29 million between 2013 and 2017.
The importance of the analysis of child poverty partly lies in the fact that children are the most vulnerable group in every society. Institute for Development Studies, UK 13-15 April, 2011, Child Poverty in Nigeria. Therefore, the Nigerian government should take adequate steps to eradicate child poverty and obliterate all forms of child deprivation in Nigeria – particularly deprivation in basic needs. This study examines the social protection arrangements in Nigeria to tackle child poverty. 7. A Paper Presented at Poverty Phase II Dissemination Workshop in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on 12th to 13th October 2006 BY OKPUKPARA, CHIEDOZIE BENJAMIN (PhD) Center for Rural Development and Cooperatives, University of Nigeria… The effect of poverty on child protection in Africa. There is therefore lack of succession planning and some governments even watch their baby program dying prematurely to give birth to another with different orientation and strategic focus and as such the paper recommends that all programs centered towards poverty alleviation should henceforth be harmonized under the same umbrella, and each unit being accountable and responsible for their actions. Paper presented in an international Conference on "Social Protection for social justice" Institute for Development Studies, Adesina, J.O (2011). Add to the discourse on the rejection female circumcision in Africa, The aim of this project is to document the cinematic representation of the Biafra War.
Although the focus “When you look at a country like Nigeria, my sense is that the focus on the education of the girl-child and the place of the woman, are the most critical SDGs we should focus on,” the economist stated. However, the prospects of Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors. This further shows the vulnerability of children.