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JUST IN: 82.9M Nigerians now living in poverty – NBS


The 2019 Poverty & Inequality in Nigeria report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on has revealed that 82.9 million Nigerians are living in poverty.

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The report released on Monday in Abuja indicates that the figure represents 40.09% of the total population.
According to the report, 52.10% of rural dwellers are living in poverty while the poverty rate in urban centres is 18.04%.

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