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POVERTY AND DISEASES A TOUGH REALITY FOR MANY CHILDREN IN OIL RICH NIGERIA. |
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The human kidneys are small, biological marvels with a fascinating design that fulfill a vital function. The failure or inability of the twin organs to function over a significant period can be life-threatening. Treating kidney patients only recently became a success story as hemodialysis became routine in the 1960s. Now, with the help of technical perfection, dialysis guarantees a certain quality of life and longer life expectancy for an increasing number of kidney patients. Unfortunately, for the children and adult of Edo State Nigeria, they do not have access to this technical perfection or preventive medicine. The end result, their lives is cut short . |
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Today as on most other days in the past, Nigeria will bring in about $200 million in oil revenue. As you read on, Nigeria will pump well over 2.5 million barrels of crude oil from the country vast oil field mostly in Benin/delta and the Niger/delta area. Meanwhile in Benin city and other Nigeria largest cities and villages, children die of poverty and preventable illnesses you can prevent with just over the counter medicine. Nigeria is one of the top 8 world largest oil exporters. its proven oil reserves, worth well over $2.5 trillion. But here, in Africa most populous nation, very few people benefit from the oil wealth One cause of Nigeria lopsided economy is massive corruption among government officials. Nigeria government is also rated top 4 world most corrupted nation. They |
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have been channeling millions of dollars to their private account in the west instead of investing in the future of the country children. School, hospitals, jobs and new technology. The world bank estimates that over 80% of Nigeria oil benefits just one 1% of the population while the children die in record number every day
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