“Nigeria plans to lift 50 million people out of poverty within five years; one of the most ambitious targets in its poverty reduction programmes. This raises a deeper question: what does it mean to end poverty in a way that lasts? At one level, the “One Humanitarian, One Poverty Response System” reflects urgency amid crisis. At another, it signals a shift in how the state understands poverty as a system managed through coordination, data, financing, and “graduation pathways” linking citizens to skills, education, financial inclusion, and resettlement. Yet, in a country where 133 million people grapple with multidimensional poverty, the question remains whether these pathways ensure lasting exits, or is it a one-time crossing of a line, rather than the building of a floor that prevents falling back?”
THE CABLE
