Volume 12, Issue 2, 2024

Policy Integration and Capacity Development for Poverty Eradication in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Todowede Babatunde Joel

Abstract

An overview of capacity building and policy integration pertaining to the eradication of poverty in Lagos State, Nigeria, is provided in this paper. The introduction of the paper provides background information on poverty in Lagos State and highlights a number of significant issues, such as economic inequality and access to basic utilities. The subsequent part of the paper provides a summary of government policy initiatives aimed at reducing poverty in Lagos State, including the creation of the Poverty Eradication Fund. The paper then presents an analysis of capacity development initiatives for poverty eradication in Lagos State, including the introduction of the Social Change and Capacity Building Program. Finally, the paper suggests a number of recommendations for improving policy integration and capacity development for poverty eradication in Lagos State. The paper concludes by highlighting the importance of strengthening government policy integration and capacity development for poverty eradication in the state.

Keywords

Capacity development, Policy, Policy integration, Poverty, Poverty eradication fund.

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