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Nigeria: 83 Million Nigerians Live in Poverty - NBS
Premium Times, 4 May 2020
About 40 per cent of Nigerians (or 82.9 million people) live in poverty, the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics said in its latest report. Read more »
Bleak Picture as Almost 83 Million Nigerians Live in Poverty
Living below the poverty line is a reality for 40% of Nigeria's citizens, according to statistics released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics, with Sokoto State carrying the highest levels of poverty overall.
Despite a succession of National Development Plans, Nigeria has more people living in extreme poverty than any other country in the world.
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