Objective: There are large gaps in the literature measuring levels of poverty and inequality
within the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria and rural and urban areas. This study addresses …

The rate of poverty in the Northern region of Nigeria is quite alarming despite the enormous
resources the region is endowed. The region has fertile land with varied agricultural …

Apart from presenting the poverty profile, this paper examines the correlates of poverty with
multivariate models that predict the probability of being poor using data from the Nigerian …

Poverty in Nigeria is pervasive although the country is rich in human and material resources
that should translate into better living standards. According to the most recent survey (2004 …

This paper examined the incidence, depth and severity of poverty, and poverty correlates in
Bayelsa state using the FGT decomposable class of poverty measures and a logit …

Poverty in Nigeria is pervasive although the country is rich1 in human and material
resources that should translate into better living standards. According to the most recent …

Using an improved poverty line, this paper provides incidence and trends of poverty and
examines poverty dynamics in Nigeria using the General Household Survey panel data …

Poverty is a topical issue in developing countries especially Africa and Nigeria in particular.
The dearth of studies on quantitative determinants of poverty in Nigeria is a major weak …

Apart from presenting the poverty profile, this paper examines the correlates of poverty with
multivariate models that predict the probability of being poor using data from the Nigerian …

Nigeria has experienced rapidly rising income, non-income inequalities and poverty levels
in the last decade, thus raising concerns about the possibility of achieving the 2015 …