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Workers on average worked six days "for free” last year because their wages lagged behind inflation —while real pay for top executives in India, the UK, US and South Africa jumped 9 percent (16…

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with an estimated population of 213.4 million, which is equivalent to the combined population of the rest 15 West African countries put together.…

Oxfam celebrates with all women and girls in Nigeria as we mark the 67th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the 2023 International Women’s Day. While the focus on gender equality is…

Despite promises, nearly three-quarters of African governments reduced their agricultural budgets while paying almost double that on arms. In the 12 months that African leaders vowed to improve…

This report by Oxfam highlights the growing wealth inequality around the world. According to the report, the top 1 percent of the world's population captured nearly two-thirds of the $42 trillion in…

Oxfam: Austerity measures and their gendered harms are a form of gender-based violenceGovernments around the world are putting women and girls in danger of unprecedented new levels of poverty, peril…

Rich countries and multilateral donors have so far mobilized only 7% of the estimated $198.88 billion that West African countries need by 2030 to cope with the climate crisis and pursue their own…

The World Food Programme (WFP) acknowledges that "As many as 828 million people go to bed hungry every night; the number of those facing acute food insecurity has soared - from 135 million to 345…

Oxfam condemns the dehumanization and brutalization of a widow identified as Mrs. Amarachi Okechi of Umueghu in Amaegbuato autonomous community, in Nkpa Bende Local Government Area of Abia State,…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nation’s just launched “State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World 2022” report, stating that as many as 828 million people were hungry in…