Poverty

This paper espoused the nexus between ecosystems theory and the understanding of the social problems of poverty and social loafing in Benin Metropolis. The paper x-rays the connections between societal processes, class structure and distribution of the resources of the land and contended that social loafing and poverty are caused by the unhealthy and inequitable power-authority relations between different groups in the highly hierarchical Benin Metropolis.

While the concept of subsidy is noble, its administration has been plagued with serious issue of corruption and mismanagement thereby causing a huge gap of budget deficit in Nigeria. Successive governments have contemplated the idea of removing subsidy albeit with no effect until May, 2023. This paper examines the contending issues of subsidy removal and discussed the challenges it has incurred while also providing recommendations for the way forward.