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Poor Nigerians To Hit 95.1m In 2022
The World Bank has estimated that the number of poor Nigerians is projected to hit 95.1 million in 2022. This projection is coming as the number of Nigerians falling below poverty line continued to increase since 2015, the Washington-based bank said. It said this in its report titled, ‘A Better Future for All Nigerians: 2022…
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29.3% of Poor Nigerians To Get N5,000 in 6 Months
The Federal Government has said about 24.3 million poor Nigerians would get N5,000 each for a period of six months. This translates to about 29.3 percent of 82.9 million poor Nigerians receiving a total of N729bn within the six-month period. The announcement was made by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,…