The World Bank, the FG in mathematical gymnastics over poverty, and Sowore's curious love for Kanu

The World Bank, the FG in mathematical gymnastics over poverty, and Sowore’s curious love for Kanu

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There seems to be some mathematical acrobatics going on between the World Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria on the issue of the correct number of people who are poor in the country. The World Bank says 139 million, but Abuja says babu! It believes that with the Conditional Cash Transfer (CC

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