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FG To Alleviate 10 Million Nigerians From Poverty In 10 Years
New reports claim that the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari is well on the way to saving 100 million Nigerians from poverty within a 10-year mark. This was made known in an interview with the present coordinator of the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Mr Apera Iorwa. Mr Iorwa,…
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Number Of Poor Nigerians May Hit 100 Million By 2022 – World Bank
The World Bank has forecasted the number of Nigerians living below the poverty level may hit 100 million by 2022, a 20 million increase of the current figure. Gloria Joseph-Raji, World Bank senior economist, made this known while speaking on Tuesday at the launch of a 2021 macroeconomic outlook report by the Nigeria Economic Summit…