The Nigerian government has tried many programs to reduce poverty since the 1960s, but poverty keeps increasing. A study found that the main reason for this is the government's focus on privatization. This means that the government is giving control of important things to private companies instead of helping the people directly. The study also showed that the poverty programs the government is running are not helping to reduce poverty. To fix this, the study suggests that the government should focus on making decisions that benefit the majority of people and stop giving special treatment to certain groups.