Inequality in Nigeria

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Income and Wealth Inequality in Nigeria: Trends and Drivers

Oxfam's new reports, Income and Wealth Inequality in Nigeria: Trends and Drivers, and Taxing the Rich Fair Tax Monitor expose the deepening inequality crisis, urging the adoption of progressive…

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Social bomb in Nigeria: 99% of the wealthiest evade or avoid paying tax while millions go hungry - Press Release

Oxfam new report, Inequality and Wealth Disparity in Nigeria: Trends and Drivers

Seven richest Africans have more wealth than the poorest half of the continent’s population.

Africa's richest 1 percent own nearly half of the continent's total financial wealth.A tax of up to 5 percent on Africa’s super-rich could generate an annual amount of $11.9 billion, nearly enough to…

Billionaire wealth surges by $2 trillion in 2024, three times faster than the year before, while the number of people living in poverty has barely reduced since 1990

A staggering 60% of billionaire wealth in Nigeria is derived from inheritance, monopoly power, or crony connections, perpetuating a system of economic inequality. This unmerited wealth concentration…

Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee

Communique National Tax Conference 2024

The National Tax Conference 2024 marked by impactful discussions and a stellar lineup of distinguished guests. Hosted by the Tax Justice & Governance Platform, the event brought together thought…

Ten richest men double their fortunes in pandemic while incomes of 99 percent of humanity fall

Abuja, January 17, 2022 - New billionaire minted every 26 hours, as inequality contributes to the death of one person every four seconds The world’s ten richest men more than doubled their fortunes…

INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA: THE TRACKA JOURNEY

INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA: THE TRACKA JOURNEY

Inequality is perceptibly deep-seated and endemic in Nigeria, permeating through almost every part of Africa’s largest country. According to the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2018 by Oxfam…

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