Poorest states in Nigeria – According to the National Bureau of Statistics, these 10 states are the poorest in Nigeria with over 70% poverty rate. A survey carried out on the bureau’s website, disclosed that Sokoto remains the poorest state in Nigeria with an 81.2% poverty rate.

1. Sokoto

Sokoto has unfriendly climate conditions with temperature going as high as 45C on a normal day.Most part of the state are rural areas and over eighty percent (80%) of the inhabitants of Sokoto practice one form of agriculture or another.

2. Katsina

Katsina is a state in North central Nigeria and has the highest poverty prevalence amongst all states in the region.

3.Adamawa

Formed in 1991 from the extinct Gongola state, Adamawa has of late been terrorized by the Boko Haram terrorists, disrupting it’s economic development and growth.

4.Gombe

Gombe is another North eastern state which suffers sporadic attacks from terrorists.

5.Jigawa

6. Plateau:

Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria haunted by some terrorist attacks and tribal clashes from time to time, especially clashes between Fulani herdsmen and its inhabitants.

7.Ebonyi

Ebonyi is the only south eastern state among the top 9 poorest country.

8.Bauchi

9. Kebbi

10. Zamfara

Recently the governor was blasted for the “alarming scope of economic dangers and its potential threat to the economic development of the state,” by the Zamfara Budget Working Group.

Niger is the state with the lowest poverty rate which is 33.8%. It was followed by Osun (37.9%) and Ondo (45.7%).

Bayelsa (47%) and Lagos (48.6%) have less than 50% poverty rate.

The average poverty rate in the Northwest geopolitical zone is 71.4%, which remained the highest in the said area. It is followed by the Northeast region which has 69.1% and the North central region which has 60.7%.

Poverty was least dominant in the Southwest (49.8%), South-South (55.5%), and South-East regions (59.5%).

-TON

So Osun is better off after all, even with #6M monthly allocation?

Painful to see Plateau state in that list, thanks to the nomad canker worms that wreck havoc wherever they go.

Plateau, when it comes to agriculture and tourism, used to have one of the highest IGR in the North Central.
Thanks to Fulani herdsmen, the state is almost desolate now. Just like the aftermath of a massive locust plague. That same scenario is gradually beginning to play out in the South.

Osun d broke ass state

Lol

Fear NOrTh

Nice one Op now we know sokoto as the poorest state of the federation...

I don't believe u op if all the south west is not in ur list

ramdris:
So Osun is better off after all, even with #6M monthly allocation?

Osun is a well-to-do state until AreGBESE(king of debts) took up mantle of leadership. The living standard is really good in osun even up till now except for the unpaid salaries, no-commissioned roads and the dwindling economy of the state under the "inconclusive" government in the state.

Solowande:
Osun d broke ass state

Osun is not broke. "STATE OF OSUN" is the one that is broke. He didn't borrowed money with "Osun state" as the receiver but state of osun.
When that guy steps down, he will surely account for the billions he had borrowed with "state of osun" because Nigerians don't know any State of Osun but "OSUN STATE"--state of the living spring.

What Nigerians know is:
OSUN STATE---state of the living spring
and not
STATE OF OSUN--state of the virtous

The average poverty rate in the Northwest geopolitical zone is 71.4%, the Northeast region which has 69.1% and the North central region which has 60.7%

Even with their "doctored" Highest Number of Schools in Nigeria??

ramdris:
So Osun is better off after all, even with #6M monthly allocation?

I wonder.

South West states with brown roof.

Lies... Credible source(none)... Ebonyi cannot make dat list ... Huge lie.... Lagos may b the reason southwest has that percentage....

Lastly, until foriegn body devoid of political bewitchment afirms this... #adonbelievit

aregbe don spoil my state for me.

Destitution can cause everything, I'm sure if another list should be created for states with highest number of illiterates, this OP's hometown will top the list.

Next time when you feel like trying something like this, know that you're just a piece of sh!t and cannot fabricate lies and be your own source.

Go get ur fact right bro about sokoto....I live in sokoto. Apart from lagos no southwest state is as rich as sokoto. You got it right on the weather.

bry8ted:
Go get ur fact right bro about sokoto....I live in sokoto. Apart from lagos no southwest state is as rich as sokoto. You got it right on the weather.

looolzz

MrXlim5618:
Poorest states in Nigeria – According to the National Bureau of Statistics, these 10 states are the poorest in Nigeria with over 70% poverty rate. A survey carried out on the bureau’s website, disclosed that Sokoto remains the poorest state in Nigeria with an 81.2% poverty rate.

1. Sokoto

Sokoto has unfriendly climate conditions with temperature going as high as 45C on a normal day.Most part of the state are rural areas and over eighty percent (80%) of the inhabitants of Sokoto practice one form of agriculture or another.

2. Katsina

Katsina is a state in North central Nigeria and has the highest poverty prevalence amongst all states in the region.

3.Adamawa

Formed in 1991 from the extinct Gongola state, Adamawa has of late been terrorized by the Boko Haram terrorists, disrupting it’s economic development and growth.

4.Gombe

Gombe is another North eastern state which suffers sporadic attacks from terrorists.

5.Jigawa

6. Plateau:

Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria haunted by some terrorist attacks and tribal clashes from time to time, especially clashes between Fulani herdsmen and its inhabitants.

7.Ebonyi

Ebonyi is the only south eastern state among the top 9 poorest country.

8.Bauchi

9. Kebbi

10. Zamfara

Recently the governor was blasted for the “alarming scope of economic dangers and its potential threat to the economic development of the state,” by the Zamfara Budget Working Group.

Niger is the state with the lowest poverty rate which is 33.8%. It was followed by Osun (37.9%) and Ondo (45.7%).

Bayelsa (47%) and Lagos (48.6%) have less than 50% poverty rate.

The average poverty rate in the Northwest geopolitical zone is 71.4%, which remained the highest in the said area. It is followed by the Northeast region which has 69.1% and the North central region which has 60.7%.

Poverty was least dominant in the Southwest (49.8%), South-South (55.5%), and South-East regions (59.5%).

-TON

u are kwonfused

[url] i'm suprised osun state didn't make that list [/url]

bry8ted:
Go get ur fact right bro about sokoto....I live in sokoto. Apart from lagos no southwest state is as rich as sokoto. You got it right on the weather.

South west dn suffer ooo. I swear

See disgrace to the south west. even sokoto filled with red mut hut and cows is only second to lagos.

Why won't there region be the poorest when an average hausa man prefers sitting under the tree chewing gworo and counting his beads

phantonce:



South west dn suffer ooo. I swear

See disgrace to the south west. even sokoto filled with red mut hut and cows is only second to lagos.

You need to see for ursef.