THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT'S POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMMES IN NIGER STATE: A CASE STUDY OF SULEJA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, FROM 2006 TO 2008

📄 Project Abstract

This study examined the Impact of Government's Poverty Reduction Programmes in Niger State; A case study of Suleja Local Government area, between 2006 and 2008. Here some programmes like the training of women in beads making,provision of micro finance loans to the poor and the establishment of various women/youths skills acquisition centres were put in place.The question or problem under investigation was like this' Did the participation of the poor in poverty reduction Programmes (NEEDS) in Suleja Local Government area of Niger State, reduce their level of poverty? More especially did the participation of the poor in the training of women in beads making; provision of micro-finance loans to the poor; and the establishment of various women/youths skill acquisition centre reduce the level of poverty of the poor participants?; In carrying out the investigation, the method employed in data collections were, the use of questionnaires designed to capture the needed responses from both the b...