Without reforms Nigeria will harbour 25% of world’s extreme poor by 2030 – World Bank

World Bank to Assist Nigeria to tackle coronavirus, poverty alleviation

Unless the government quickly embarks on needed reforms, the number of Nigerians living in extreme poverty could increase by more than 30 million by 2030, pushing the country to account for 25 percent of world’s extremely poor population, the World Bank warned on Monday. The World Bank gave the

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