Need help with my writing homework on Poverty over the Last 15-25 Years in Nigeria. Write a 2000 word paper answering;

Need help with my writing homework on Poverty over the Last 15-25 Years in Nigeria. Write a 2000 word paper answering; Many projects have been applied – but just for a short time – on Nigeria aiming to the limitation of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life of people – especially in urban areas where the problem is more serious. In this way, even if the projects applied are well designed, their application is not completed successfully in accordance with the standards set by the Nigerian governments (they have also been accused of their ‘participation’ in the failure of these projects). In fact, the percentage of the population living in poverty in Nigeria is extremely high. A relevant study showed that ‘an increasing number of Nigerians were living in absolute poverty over the study periods: 38% in 1985, 43% in 1992 and 47% in 1996. poverty is higher in rural areas than in urban areas. the corresponding numbers are 38%, 35% and 37% in urban areas, and 41 %, 49% and 51% in rural areas’ (Aigbokhan, 2000, 2). Another important finding of the above study is the fact that poverty in Nigeria is not equally distributed among the country’s regions. More specifically, the study of Aigbkhan (2000, 2) showed that ‘poverty incidence actually improved in the southern zones during the 1990s, but deteriorated in the north, particularly in rural areas. even so, the incidence of poverty is not uniform within the zones. in the south, poverty is higher in Akwa Ibom, Delta, and Edo states and in the north in Bauchi, Jigawa, and Yobe’. Because of the above situation, governments in Nigeria should follow different strategies regarding the alleviation of poverty in the country’s particular regions. On the other hand, Osinubi (2006, 53) notices that ‘Nigeria’s official statistics show that economic growth has not always been accompanied by a decline in unemployment and poverty’. In other words, governments in Nigeria should take into account the following issues when designing the strategies that are targeting the reduction of poverty in the country: a) different policies should be applied among the country’s regions and b) policies should focus on the reduction of poverty and not just to the improve of local economy.