Socio-Demographic Factors as a Determinant of Household Poverty in Niger State, Nigeria

Originality/value: The significant value of the research refers to its focus on the understanding of the extent, nature, and determinants of rural poverty is a precondition for effective public action to reduce deprivation in the rural areas. Due to the fact that lots of researches in poverty has been conducted but least has been focusing the in depth analysis of household poverty, the paper provides an empirical investigation to confirm the significance relationships involved. This can only be achieved by examining the root causes of poverty among households that should be made through grassroots-level planning, thereby drawing roadmap that can mitigate extreme poverty and hunger in the country.