Abstract:
Overcoming poverty in Nigeria is one of the fundamental challenges facing the
country today. The study was conducted to assess the socio-economic status of
fisher folks in Yuna adopted village, Borgu local government area of Niger state.
One hundred respondents (65 male and 35 female) were purposively selected from
four registered groups in the village. Frequencies and Percentages were used to
arrange, summarize and present the findings of this study. Majority of the male
respondents fell within the range of 30-49 years, while female respondents range
from 40-49 and 60-69 years. The distribution of respondents based on educational
attainment shows that 92.3% male and 100% female had Quranic education. Majority
of the respondents (both male and female) lives in mud with thatched roof houses
and do not own radio and television. Similarly, the highest proportion of ale
respondents generated mostly income of >111,000