The Appraisal Of The Role Of Government In The Poverty Alleviation Programmes In Nigeria: A Study Of National Ecof\iomic Empowerment And Development Strategy In Fct

ABSTRACT Poverty reduction has been a long concern fol' all African co1mtl'ies since independence. The high incidence of po1·crty in Nigcl'ia has been a greatest obstacle to the development of the nation at large. This research work examined the role of the government in Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Nigeria in orde!' to reduce poverty to its minimum barest level. Questionnaire 111as used as instrument for gathering data for the research. The data collected were ana􀂪y:::.ed using simple percentage computation. Chi-square was used as an instrument for the test of hypotheses. The study finds…