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POVERTY IN NIGERIA
Rising inflation and weak earnings have pushed 10 million Nigerians into poverty in 2023, according to the World Bank in its Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2024.
63% of Nigeria's population (133 million people) are multidimensionally poor
Due to the escalating global economic impact of the pandemic, many economies around the globe have witnessed reduced economic activities.
The number of Nigerians that are poor have been estimated to be 82.9 million people, this is revealed in the latest Poverty and Inequality report released by the national Bureau of Statistics (@nigerianstat)