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Sokoto State Govt faults poverty rating

NewsDeskNgNov 23, 2022November 23, 20220

)The Sokoto Government has faulted the recent ranking of as poorest state in the federation. Alhaji Arzika Bodinga, the Permanent Secretary in the Sokoto State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, expressed the displeasure at a one-day Workshop on Dissemination of 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)/ National Immunization Coverage Survey...

Poverty report will be used for resource allocation- FG

NewsDeskNgNov 18, 2022November 18, 20220

The Federal Government says results of the Nigeria’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report will be used as a policy tool for targeted resource allocation. Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, said this on Thursday at the inauguration of the 2022 MPI Report in Abuja, organised...