Empirical Investigation of the Determinants of Poverty in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper provides some explanations of the causes of poverty in Kano metropolis by investigating poverty determinants that are too often neglected in the literature and in policy debates. The study comprises of six local governments in the state which include Dala, Fagge, Gwale, Municipal, Nasarawa and Tarauni. Primary data was collected using questionnaire and interview from one hundred and twenty (120) residents selected in the study area. The data was analyzed using a probit regression analysis and the result showed that all coefficients of the explanatory variables have a positive relationship with poverty except that of education which has a negative relationship. Therefore, the paper recommended that government should improve its program on economic growth and empowerment. It should also double its support to educating youth so as to make them self reliant in the future.

Keywords: Poverty, Probit model, Kano Metropolis, Nigeria.