BREAKING: 82.9m Nigerians living in poverty, says NBS
The 2019 Poverty & Inequality in Nigeria report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday says 82.9 million Nigerians are living in poverty.
This figure represents 40.09% of the total population.
According to the report, 52.10% of rural dwellers are living in poverty while the poverty rate in urban centres is 18.04%. (The Cable)