Nigeria: So, Nigeria Is World's Poverty Capital?

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According to a report by the Brookings Institution, data from the World Poverty Clock show that Nigeria now has over 87 million people living in poverty. Yes- The average Nigerian is a poor man, but Nigeria is a country of riches and poverty all in one; splendid wealth in few hands and abject poverty at most people's doorsteps.

The number of people living in poverty has increased due to rising disparities in the distribution of resources in the country. However, the basic cause of poverty in Nigeria is the absence of an enabling environment that will free the people from the prison of poverty, uplift their living standard and provide ways to assist them turn their dreams into reality. It is a fact that the primary factors that lead to poverty, such as overpopulation, unequal distribution of resources, lack of basic education, absence of employment opportunities, as well as environmental degradation, are quite intractable and not easily eradicated. But the average Nigerian's living standard can improve once the routes to achieving basic living conditions are smoothened. Who should create these conditions? The three tiers of government. How? By imbibing the political will that propels new thinking within the leadership as well as bringing all-inclusive economic growth.

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