In the period from 1986 to 1990s, the Federal Government established the Department of Food, Roads, and Rural Infrastructure(DFFRI) aimed at improving infrastructure and the social conditions of people in the hinterland; the National Directorate of Employment(NDE) to combat unemployment; the People's Banking of Nigeria(PBN) to make credit available to less privileged Nigerians and The Better Life Programme(BLP) aimed at improving the life of rural women. The programme was later replaced by Family Support Programme(FSP). Other programmes such as National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), The Strategic Grains Reserve Authority(SGRA) and the Accelerated Crop Production(ACP) were meant to equip and improve the operations of peasant farmers as well as improve their income and well-being. To assist in eradicating illiteracy as a cause of poverty, the Nomadic and Adult Education Programmes were established(Obadan, 2002). In the Transport Sector, the Federal Urban Mass Transit Progamme was established in 1988- new buses were provided for public transportation and loan schemes assisted cooperatives and private operators acquire vehicles for transport. In the Housing Sector, a Sites and Services Scheme commenced in 1987 to increase the supply of land for residential development by all income groups. Financial Sector Programmes included 1989/90: the National Economic Reconstruction Fund which provided long-term loans with low interest rates to promote small and medium scale enterprises; the People's Bank of Nigeria extended credit to the 21