NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu’s Economic Reforms Fall Short as 14 Million More Nigerians Slip into Poverty
The World Bank has disclosed that over 129 million Nigerians, representing 56 per cent of the population, now live below the national poverty line. This is a sharp rise from 40.1 per cent in 2018, according to its Nigeria Development Update report released on Thursday in Abuja. The report attributes the worsening poverty to sluggish economic growth, inflation, and several external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters. “With growth proving too slow...










