Epistemic Analysis of the Eradication of Poverty and Corruption in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper proposed that the real cause of poverty and corruption in this country i.e. Nigeria is basically economical. It is rooted in the inability of both the leaders and the led to cognize the vast human and natural resources at their disposal and to put them into optimal use. The paper explained this cognitive related kind of poverty and proffers steps to its eradication.

SOPHIA: An African Journal of Philosophy Vol. 8 (2) 2006: pp. 1-6