New report claims almost 12% of people living in abject poverty are in Nigeria

A recently released report on world poverty index has revealed that almost 12 percent of people living in abject poverty are to be found in Nigeria, climbing from 11 percent in 2022.

The result of the study by
research expert, Doris Dokua Sasu, who covers society and agricultural topics for Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, also estimates that poverty index the world over is likely to rise to 422 million by 2025.

In the study result published on November 2 on www.statista.com, statistical figures show that between 2016 and 2023, Nigeria’s share of the global poverty line rose from about nine to 11 percent with the possibility of a further rise.