Hunger, Inflation and Poverty: A Potpourri of Evaluation Indices of Government Performance in Nigeria.

Publication Date: 26/12/2025

DOI: 10.52589/AJESD-BDAXVVY4


Author(s): Ugbe Thomas Adidaumbe, Esekpa Ofem Ibor, Essien Nkoyo Abednego.
Volume/Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5 (2025)
Page No: 80-94
Journal: African Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development (AJESD)


Abstract:

Hunger, inflation and poverty are adequacy facing the critical challenges in Nigeria with over 80 extreme poor people with scenarios of increased stress, depression, suicide as well as precursor. Despite the enormous resources (natural and artificial) within a successful government. The desirable programmes to free more Nigerians from extreme poverty by governance performance have little or no effect for several reasons including poor government policies, bad governance and corruption which are frequency to hunger, inflation and poverty. It was estimated that, Nigeria is one of poorest country with high inflation, poverty and hunger in West Africa. Historically, Nigeria has experience hunger, inflation and poverty but these have been exacerbated in the present day to day activities. The hunger, poverty and inflation have been precipitated by bad governance and economic competition and have generated human and economic, social and cultural hardship that have worsened the problem of hunger, inflation and poverty. The paper examines the prevalence of indices, causes, alleviation, nexus, control regulation and evaluation lesson act related to hunger, inflation and poverty among families. The inflation, hunger and poverty-related events are highlighted to provide a better understanding on how households are affected negatively with an over-view that, farmers should be involved in decision making in relation to development policies of each community and the federal government should once again encouraged agricultural system of farming where modernization techniques should be promoted.

Keywords:

Hunger, Poverty, Inflation, Performance, Evaluation, Nexus.

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