Lack of access to basic human amenities such as food, shelter , healthcare and other social services are the hallmarks of poverty as evident across the Globe.
To draw attention to the need for government to address the ever rising challenge October 17th has been set aside for different activities.
A statistic report by The World Poverty Clock shows that less than 10 percent of the world lives in extreme poverty. The story is a bit different in Nigeria where 86.9 of the estimated 180 million population live in extreme poverty .
