Glocalization and the Politics of Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria’s COVID-19 Era

Abstract

Over the years, poverty has remained a cankerworm that has continued to eat dip into the fabric of our populace and the attendant need for alleviation remains a continuum. Many poverty alleviation policies/programs were rolled out by previous administrations starting from the independence period till date, because no society can grow towards being sustainably developed and stable without ameliorating the ever troublesome rate of poverty in a covid-19 riddled world. In respect of this, this paper sees poverty as a social malaise that must be shown the exit door. Using qualitative method, it relied on secondary sources of data to interrogate the issues that relate to poverty alleviation and proffer the possible panacea. As a panacea; it submitted that for Nigeria to rightfully maintain her status as the giant of Africa, poverty alleviation must be vigorously pursued in keeping with the local needs of the people and in recognition of global best practices. It concluded that the basic needs of the people must therefore be guaranteed through the interplay of political, managerial, institutional and social sustainability in order to attain the status of a sustainably developed nation.