Interrogating Sustainable Development Goal 1 and poverty in South East Nigeria: Is there any Development to be Sustained?

This survey examined Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 and its effect on poverty alleviation in the South East of Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined (i) how SDG1 influences income generation in South East Nigeria, (ii) determined the extent to which SDG 1 influenced social protection in South East Nigeria, Two hypotheses guided the study. Analysis of data collected was done using SPSS. The study adopted descriptive research design. The population of the study was 21,955,400. Taro Yamane’s formula was used to determine the sample size of 625. The data was analysed through the use of descriptive and inferential analysis, one sample t-test as used to test the hypotheses. Findings of the study showed that SDG1 had a positive significant influence on income generation, social protection, sustainable livelihood, access to education, and establishment of micro enterprises in South East Nigeria. The study recommended that for SDG1 to further make impact in the South East Nigeria, governments of the five states that make up the zone, should identify the marginalized communities and prioritize the implementation of SDG policies in those communities.