International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice Vol. 2(4), pp. 124 - 129
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2014.020403
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Challenges of Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development among the Kanuri in the Sahel Region of Yobe State in Nigeria

Ibrahim Baba ^*
Department of Public Administration, Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic, P. M. B. 1020, Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This work examines some of the challenges affecting poverty eradication measures adopted so far among the Kanuri speaking people in the Sahel region of Yobe state of Nigeria. It also assesses the meaning of poverty eradication and sustainable development. The study also came up with a number of solutions on how poverty can be eradicated and sustainable development enhanced among this group of people. Personal observation method and library based documentation analysis were utilized as the method of data collection in this work. Poverty as this work found is very common among this group of people and measures adopted so far in tackling it are minimal; facts that has also been translating in negative effects on sustainable development in the region.

KEYWORDS
Kanuri`s, Poverty, Eradication, Sahel, Yobe and Region and Challenges

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ibrahim Baba , "Challenges of Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development among the Kanuri in the Sahel Region of Yobe State in Nigeria," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 124 - 129, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2014.020403.

(b). APA Format:
Ibrahim Baba (2014). Challenges of Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development among the Kanuri in the Sahel Region of Yobe State in Nigeria. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2(4), 124 - 129. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2014.020403.