NBS reveals poorest states in Nigeria, says 82.9million Nigerians are poor
The National Bureau of Statistics says more than 82.9 million Nigerians are poor by national standards.
It explained that the figure showed that 40.1 percent of the total population was classified as poor, adding that in other words, an average of four out of 10 individuals in Nigeria had real per capita expenditures below N137,430.00 per year. The report indicated that Sokoto, Taraba, Jigawa, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Yobe, and Adamawa tops the poorest states in the country.
It disclosed that Lagos, Delta, Osun, Ogun, Oyo, Edo, and Anambra States had the least in terms of the poverty levels.
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