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🇳🇬 WHICH STATES HAVE THE LOWEST MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY RATES? — 2026

State — % of Population

1 🟣 Lagos — 3.7%
2 🟤 Edo — 4.9%
3 🟤 Rivers — 7.2%
4 🟣 Ogun — 7.5%
5 🟣 Ekiti — 9.5%
6 🟢 Anambra — 9.6%
7 🟢 Abia — 12.3%
8 🟢 Imo — 14.3%
9 🟣 Ondo — 14.3%
10 🟣 Osun — 14.6%
11 🟤 Delta — 15.6%
12 🟤 Akwa Ibom — 20.2%

🟢 SE 🟤 SS 🟣 SW

Lagos recorded the lowest rate at 3.7%, while five of the 12 states had multidimensional poverty rates below 10%. All 12 states are in Southern Nigeria.

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I no understand, what's the criteria used to deduced this statistic?

U mean after Lagos na Edo? Wow

The rest nah north. Bunch of lazy bones

Nah... There's nothing accurate about this Stat.

If you ask a Muslim benefits of shariah, they'll mention north. Just know anywhere you see that religion, poverty will be their motto, especially non arab countries they're trying to convert to arab.

The Entire Core North is poor despite being in power more. Since 1960

Who forged this data?....even tinubu thinks otherwise

Wealthyonos:
U mean after Lagos na Edo? Wow

Edo no Dey carry last. Love my people

Ekiti State has a lot of poor people.

I am acquainted with the state and have passed through the State for 15 years and lived there for three (3) years on-duty-tour all over Ekiti.

From Aramoko to Omuo-Ekiti I visited almost every community.

Civil Servants, Teachers, Local Government Workers and peasant farmers.

Always broke as hell.

No major private Industries in the State asides from Afe Babalola University.

Others are Government related like the Ekiti State University, Federal University Oye Ekiti, College of Health Tech, Ijero, Bamidele Olumilua Univ. Of Sci. & Tech, Ikere, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti and other Higher institutions.

The person that compiled this list including Ekiti is a cretin.

¾ of the Ekiti people on my timeline are always begging for money.

Forget about the media hype, yes Akwa ibom has good roads, but there is severe poverty here and a very high rate of unemployment that the media will never tell you.

Look at most oil producing states and were they are.



It's not about the revenue you are making, it's about how the resources are evenly distributed among the people that really counts.


If you like use your money and sponsor people to the holy lands, na for your people body e go show.



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A very idiotic stat!


Spewing rubbish stat with so much confidence!

Those computing this statistics may not be aware that over 2M people in Lagos are homeless..

Sleeping under the bridge, in churches and mosques, incompleted buildings, in front of shops especially in isaleko area

LegendHero:
🇳🇬 WHICH STATES HAVE THE LOWEST MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY RATES? — 2026



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Ekiti, Ogun before Anambara and Abia joke of the year..Anyone who is a traveller and has travelled to Anambara and Abia will throw this stat inside s dust bin.

Half of the Low income people who own cars and live in the surb-urbs sleep in their cars in Lagos.

greatiyk4u:
Those computing this statistics may not be aware that over 2M people in Lagos are homeless..

Sleeping under the bridge, in churches and mosques, incompleted buildings, in front of shops especially in isaleko area

Which of the Lagos, is it the one where agberos have blocked every major street just to extort perceived wealthy people?

Nigeria is the poorest country in the world. Nobody is enjoying in this country.

Lanruze:
Ekiti State has a lot of poor people.

I am acquainted with the state and have passed through the State for 15 years.

Civil Servants and Teachers majorly and peasant farmers.

Always broke as hell.

No major private Industries in the State asides from Afe Babalola University.

Others are Government related like the Ekiti State University, Federal University Oye Ekiti, College of Health Tech, Ijero, Bamidele Olumilua Univ. Of Sci. & Tech, Ikere Federal Polytechnic and other Higher institutions.

The person that compiled this list including Ekiti is a cretin.


¾ of the Ekiti people on my timeline are always begging for money.

Pro2you don't know what you are saying. Yes! There are no industries. But many of them eat. They don't have money but they eat. If you are able to eat, you are not in poverty even though you are poor

Lmao

Lowest poverty rate compared to which baseline??

Every state in Nigeria is among the poorest of the poor in the world.

Ekiti in number 5, wawu. Quite surprising.

Lawalemi:
The rest nah north. Bunch of lazy bones

Not really but their major problem is the insecurity brought about by Islamic terrorism and banditry. The sharia has brought more harm to the north than good.

LegendHero:
🇳🇬 WHICH STATES HAVE THE LOWEST MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY RATES? — 2026



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this statisense used to be more serious, but lately they have been posting rubbish.
The last count of multidimensional poverty in Nigeria was 2022 and the stats are still available
So how did Lagos go from 29.4% poverty in 2022 to 3.7%, when Switzerland's poverty rate is 8.4%?






2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index survey, measuring deprivation in health, education, living standards, and work—not income poverty alone. nigerianstat.gov.ng
Listed from highest to lowest poverty rate, using the report’s Appendix D6:
State Population multidimensionally poor
Sokoto 90.5%
Bayelsa 88.5%
Gombe 86.2%
Jigawa 84.3%
Plateau 84.0%
Yobe 83.5%
Kebbi 82.2%
Taraba 79.4%
Ebonyi 78.0%
Zamfara 78.0%
Cross River 75.4%
Benue 75.0%
Bauchi 73.9%
Kaduna 73.9%
Katsina 72.7%
Borno* 72.5%
Akwa Ibom 71.3%
Niger 69.1%
Adamawa 68.7%
Ogun 68.1%
Kano 66.3%
Enugu 63.1%
Rivers 62.4%
Kogi 61.3%
Nasarawa 60.7%
Oyo b48.7%
Kwara 48.3%
FCT Abuja 48.3%
Delta 47.6%
Imo 40.7%
Osun 40.7%
Ekiti 36.0%
Edo 35.4%
Anambra 32.1%
Abia 29.8%
Lagos 29.4%
Ondo 27.2%

No PH there hmmm

I think this list is not right den

LegendHero:
🇳🇬 WHICH STATES HAVE THE LOWEST MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY RATES? — 2026

Am I reading that right? Only 3.7% of Lagosians live in poverty? Are we being serious? 😒😒

Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty by Country 1992-2026 pic.twitter.com/7y5fByQiEW

— The Index Mint (@TheIndexMint) October 15, 2026

LegendHero:
🇳🇬 WHICH STATES HAVE THE LOWEST MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY RATES? — 2026



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This is what 90% of the richest city in Ogun looks like with 7.5% poverty rate, compared to Switzerland with it's 8.4% poverty rate

Almost all the states in the south west are anti poverty

Land of online millionaires nko?

Your guess is as good as mine

Ikengawo:
This is what 90% of the richest city in Ogun looks like with 7.5% poverty rate, compared to Switzerland with it's 8.4% poverty rate

Ikenna, why are you triggered?

Don't die because of envy of the Yorubas ooo

We don't care though

It's even good you are comparing ogun state to a country (Switzerland)

That shows we are miles apart

Ikengawo:
This is what 90% of the richest city in Ogun looks like with 7.5% poverty rate, compared to Switzerland with it's 8.4% poverty rate

It just mean Ogun is better off compare to other places in Nigeria, you can't seem to stop yourself from trooping to that brown roof region.

Every other stats in Nigeria support it, South West generate the highest VATs, Highest IGR, highest stamp duty, highest internet subscribers etc I think south east poverty percentage should be higher than what was stated.

I won't believe dis....even FCT no dey here?

Obaofaba:
Almost all the states in the south west are anti poverty

Land of online millionaires nko?

Your guess is as good as mine

oga u no see north to compare Yoruba states, na to de always de look where ur eye go itch u u sabi

Wealthyonos:
U mean after Lagos na Edo? Wow

Edo is now Lagos

God bless the APC for making this possible

Lanruze:
Ekiti State has a lot of poor people.

I am acquainted with the state and have passed through the State for 15 years.

Civil Servants and Teachers majorly and peasant farmers.

Always broke as hell.

No major private Industries in the State asides from Afe Babalola University.

Others are Government related like the Ekiti State University, Federal University Oye Ekiti, College of Health Tech, Ijero, Bamidele Olumilua Univ. Of Sci. & Tech, Ikere Federal Polytechnic and other Higher institutions.

The person that compiled this list including Ekiti is a cretin.


¾ of the Ekiti people on my timeline are always begging for money.

Nnamdi stop foaming in the mouth