Extreme poverty

Data Stories

How feasible is FG’s N8,000 palliative scheme to 12m poor Nigerians?

AS part of efforts to cushion the effects of the removal of the fuel subsidy on the economy, the...
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Business and Economy

Over 70 million Nigerians currently living in extreme poverty

NEW data from the World Poverty Clock on Tuesday revealed that over 70 million Nigerians are currently living in...
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Number of poor people in Nigeria to increase by 20 million in next 2 years – World Bank

THE number of poor people in Nigeria would increase by 20 million in the next two years, according to...
IHUOMA Chiedozie -
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COVID-19: 40 million Nigerians, others in Sub-Saharan African countries face extreme poverty in 2020 – World Bank

‎THE COVID -19 pandemic will drive up to 40 million people in Nigeria and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Fact-Check

Tope Fasua picks hole in ICIR fact-check, calls it ‘nonsense, nasty reporting’ — but he is incorrect

TOPE Fasua, founder and 2019 presidential candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), has reacted to a fact-check...
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INVESTIGATION: Poorest Nigerians deprived of federal government’s cash transfer

Living in extreme poverty does not entitle a household to N5, 000 monthly handouts, a social protection initiative by...
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