Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said poverty eradication is important for sustainable development in Nigeria and FG is focusing on that.
Lai revealed this at the Quarterly Public Lecture of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) held in Abuja.
According to him, FG plans to reposition the economy and enhance the standard of living of Nigerians via the non-oil sector.
He added that Muhammadu Buhari’s government is focused on uplifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next decade.
His words, “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was conceived at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2012.”
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