Twenty-four million Nigerians were pushed below the national poverty line in 2023, due to sluggish growth and rising inflation, according to the World Bank. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported an inflation rate of 28.92 percent as of December 2023.
The persistent slide in the country
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