This figure represents
40.09 per cent of the total population. Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil
producer but the sector has been tainted by accusations of corruption.
Poverty has risen in
Nigeria with almost 82.9 million people living on less than one United States
dollar per day, statistics have shown.
According to the
2019 Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria report released by the National Bureau
of Statistics on Monday, this figure represents 40.09 per cent of the total
population.
The bureau predicted
that this rising trend was likely to continue.
Nigeria is Africa's
biggest oil producer but the sector has been tainted by accusations of
corruption.
According to the
report, absolute poverty is measured by the number of people, who can afford
only the bare essentials of shelter, food and clothing.
The data however,
excludes Borno, which has been ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency.
According to the
report, 52.10 per cent of rural dwellers are living in poverty while the
poverty rate in urban centres is 18.04 per cent.
The NBS, together
with the World Bank used the Nigerian Living Standards Survey to measure
poverty and living standards between September of 2018 and October of 2019.
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