Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of poverty reduction strategies in Nigeria. This paper employed the doctrinal
research methodology and relied upon primary and sources of law. The paper found out that poverty reduction strategies undertaken
by the Federal Government of Nigeria do not follow internationally set standards and as such are counterproductive. The paper
concluded that poverty alleviation strategies must integrate the core principles of a human rights-based approach for them to be
effective. An urgent paradigm shift in initiation, design, implementation and execution was recommended. This ranged from domestication of international set standards for poverty
alleviation; amendment of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; the enactment of a Poverty Alleviation Act (PAA) by
the National Assembly to curb the lack of continuity of programmes by successive administrations; proper awareness
campaigns and seminars on poverty alleviation and ongoing SIPs by the National Orientation Agency; to government support for
indigenous companies involved in the production of medical supplies, food and other necessaries to forestall future disruptions in global supply chains by pandemics.
Keywords: Poverty, Human Rights
