Cities and towns are increasingly becoming the primary locus of poverty in many countries. Rural-urban migration and … rapid growth comes an increasing concentration of poverty in urban areas. In parallel, more countries assign local … governments increased responsibility in fighting poverty. With decentralization, the responsibility of local social policy goes …

This poverty assessment lays out the broad development challenges that Nigeria faces, which constrain the country …. First, the introductory section links Nigeria's macroeconomic performance with its prospects for poverty reduction …'s poverty reduction. The discussion provides the backdrop for the detailed analysis presented in later parts of the report …

. It offers an overview of poverty in Nigeria, considers the relationship between poverty and WASH, explores demographic … tackling the current crisis of WASH services in Nigeria …