Poverty and Undernutrition in Nigeria: Some Programs & Policies
Taiwo O. Soetan

Abstract
This descriptive study examined the adverse effect of the twin problems of poverty and undernutrition in Africa‟s largest economy and most populous country, Nigeria, following the country‟s return to democratic dispensation after several years of uninterrupted military rule in the country. This study considers the adverse impact and effect of poverty and undernutrition in Nigeria on Nigerians in the first eight years of return to democracy i.e. 1999-2007 after several years of uninterrupted military rule, some of the federal, state, and local governments‟ past efforts in terms of the programs and policies that were introduced to address poverty and undernutrition in the country, and the success or otherwise of these programs and policies.

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