Fighting Poverty in Nigeria Using the Libyan Experience During The Era of Muammar Gaddafi

Abstract

This paper discusses the concept of poverty and relates it to Nigerian situation and looks at various poverty reduction strategies by successive governments in Nigeria and agrees that such strategies did not yield the desired results as more than half of the country’s population still wallows in poverty. The paper looks at the experience of the Libyan government under the administration of Muammar Gaddafi in fighting poverty as an example that can be replicated in fighting poverty in Nigeria. The paper concludes by recommending ways in which the Nigerian Government can adopt in tackling poverty in the country.