Poverty has risen in Nigeria, with almost 100 million people living on less than a $1 (£0.63) a day, despite economic growth, statistics have shown.

The National Bureau of Statistics said 60.9% of Nigerians in 2010 were living in "absolute poverty" - this figure had risen from 54.7% in 2004.

The bureau predicted this rising trend was likely to continue.

Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer but the sector has been tainted by accusations of corruption.

According to the report, absolute poverty is measured by the number of people who can afford only the bare essentials of shelter, food and clothing.

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North-south divide
The NBS, a government agency, said there was a paradox at the heart of Nigeria as the economy was going from strength to strength, mainly because of oil production - yet Nigerians were getting poorer.

"Despite the fact that the Nigerian economy is growing, the proportion of Nigerians living in poverty is increasing every year, although it declined between 1985 and 1992, and between 1996 and 2004," head of the NBS bureau Yemi Kale said.

Oil accounts for some 80% of Nigeria's state revenues but it has hardly any capacity to refine crude oil into fuel, which has to be imported.

Last month, there was a nationwide strike when the government tried to remove the subsidy on fuel, angering many Nigerians who see it as the only benefit they received from the country's vast oil wealth.

The NBS said that relative poverty was most apparent in the north of the country, with Sokoto state's poverty rate the highest at 86.4%.

In the north-west and north-east of the country poverty rates were recorded at 77.7% and 76.3% respectively, compared to the south-west at 59.1%.

BBC Africa analyst Richard Hamilton says it is perhaps no surprise that extremist groups, such as Boko Haram, continue to have an appeal in northern parts of the country, where poverty and underdevelopment are at their most severe.

The report also revealed that Nigerians consider themselves to be getting poorer.

In 2010, 93.9% of respondents felt themselves to be poor compared to 75.5% six years earlier.

Mr Kale says releasing such statistics from time to time is crucial for effective government planning.

"This kind of data helps them to know what is really happening so they can track their policies and programmes," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.

"It gives them the opportunity to look at what they are doing... and if there are areas they need to change, it makes it easier to modify strategies," he added.
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we need to educate the public on how poverty of today came about it has been a trend created by income inequalities hence despite Jonathan boasting of creating more billionaires in his tenure than taking more out of poverty.

But now ahead of India

Baba is taking us to a better place gradually.

GOD BLESS the Federal Government.

GOD BLESS OUR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

That was the propaganda strategy of the then APC to discredit the then ruling government. The difference is tangible now

Lifeless failure!

Nukilia:
That was the propaganda strategy of the then APC to discredit the then ruling government. The difference is tangible now

What goes around comes around.

Nukilia:
That was the propaganda strategy of the then APC to discredit the then ruling government. The difference is tangible now

BBC is now APC? Was APC one existence as at 2012?

Ever since the lifeless Almajihari rigged elections & hijacked power in 2015, poverty has become a mainstay in Nigeria.

Poverty now greets Nigerians in the mornig & tucks us in at night. Poverty has wrecked businesses that even BBQs are being prepared on Nairaland these days instead of a BBQ stand.

The wind of poverty has swept strongly from the North & is gradually encircling the South.

Any Southerner who still supports this Fulani Sudanese terrorist, should trace back his/her lineage - there were orangutans at some point.

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Firefire:
But now ahead of India

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Let me humour you a bit, let assumes 87M are poor out of 180M translates to 48% of the population which means the proportion of poor people went down from 61% to the 48% but you are not out for the truth just for a meal

What of as at Q1 2015?

vedaxcool:
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Let me humour you a bit, let assumes 87M are poor out of 180M translates to 48% of the population which means the proportion of poor people went down from 61% to the 48% but you are not out for the truth just for a meal

What was it as at Q1 2015? I know a lot of changes took place between 2012 and 2015.

The Adeshina effect and things like youwin came alive.

post=70707482:
Baba is taking us to a better place gradually.

GOD BLESS the Federal Government.

GOD BLESS OUR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

Hmmm

CodeTemplar:
Hmmm

Hmmm wetin do u?!

vedaxcool:
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Let me humour you a bit, let assumes 87M are poor out of 180M translates to 48% of the population which means the proportion of poor people went down from 61% to the 48% but you are not out for the truth just for a meal

so you mean to tell me that the population of Nigeria has remained 180 million since 2012?

what was our global poverty ranking in 2012? What is it now? were we better than Indians?

Keep deceiving yourself.

CodeTemplar:
What was it as at Q1 2015? I know a lot of changes took place between 2012 and 2015.

The Adeshina effect and things like youwin came alive.

It seems poverty rates are not surveyed on a regular basis. NBS intends to conduct another survey on poverty rates in Nigeria soon.

post=70708161:
Hmmm wetin do u?!

How business?

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naijapips04:


so you mean to tell me that the population of Nigeria has remained 180 million since 2012?

what was our global poverty ranking in 2012? What is it now? were we better than Indians?

Keep deceiving yourself.

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Currently our population is 180M. Educate yourself a little bit before jumping into a discussion.

vedaxcool:
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Currently our population is 180M. Educate yourself a little bit before jumping into a discussion.

But your lied that the population as at 2012 is 180M. What was our population in 2012? what does 61% mean in 2012?

Poverty is not a disease......





it is something worse!

vedaxcool:


It seems poverty rates are not surveyed on a regular basis. NBS intends to conduct another survey on poverty rates in Nigeria soon.

Oil has hit 70usd pb for some time.

naijapips04:


so you mean to tell me that the population of Nigeria has remained 180 million since 2012?

what was our global poverty ranking in 2012? What is it now? were we better than Indians?

Keep deceiving yourself.

Muslim dumboharists get sense?

naijapips04:


But your lied that the population as at 2012 is 180M. What was our population in 2012? what does 61% mean in 2012?

Point where I said our population was 180M as at 2012

vedaxcool:
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Let me humour you a bit, let assumes 87M are poor out of 180M translates to 48% of the population which means the proportion of poor people went down from 61% to the 48% but you are not out for the truth just for a meal

Here, Z. Your ignorant assumption is that our population has remained static since 2012.

By the way, since 2013, poverty has been going down in all countries of the world except Nigeria apparently.

vedaxcool:


Point where I said out population was 180M as at 2012

vedaxcool:
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Let me humour you a bit, let assumes 87M are poor out of 180M translates to 48% of the population which means the proportion of poor people went down from 61% to the 48% but you are not out for the truth just for a meal

Stop playing around with false toy statistics and use your head if there is a reduction as you claim then why is that under Buhari our the number of of people living in abject poverty rose from 59 million to over 90 million today all under you lifeless dullard ?

I hope you know that extremely poor is different from poor and you are aware that under Buhari over 150 million Nigerians are living below 3 dollar a day which is standard poor !!!

Stop peddling lies please

I have always said that whatever is happening in this regime started before them in a worse form.poverty has been more rife in the past.the difference was that indians had more poor people so it wasnt an issue then.as of 2012,our population was around 160 million.61% should be about 106 million.our population now should be about 180 million.87 million is 48%.so the op was right.poverty has reduced under buhari but reduced more in other countries thereby opening us up

senatordave1:
I have always said that whatever is happening in this regime started before them in a worse form.poverty has been more rife in the past.the difference was that indians had more poor people so it wasnt an issue then.as of 2012,our population was around 160 million.61% should be about 106 million.our population now should be about 180 million.87 million is 48%.so the op was right.poverty has reduced under buhari but reduced more in other countries thereby opening us up

With over 90 million extremely poor people and over 13 million Job losses and more displaced people than any country on earth and more children out of school than any where on earth and highest infant mortality on earth and highest maternal mortality on earth and worst access to health care on earth you still think Buhari is reducing poverty ? Are you guys ok at all ? Kiss the truth Nigeria is now the poverty capital of the whole world and it happened under 3 years of the dullard

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naijapips04:



Here, Z. Your ignorant assumption is that our population has remained static since 2012.

By the way, since 2013, poverty has been going down in all countries of the world except Nigeria apparently.

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Lifeless liar, cannot even point where I said his assumption. When you work for mor.ons, imbeciles, ineffectual buffoons and cowardly cownu there is no way on earth you will ever have a functional brain capable of engaging in sensible discourse.

senatordave1:
I have always said that whatever is happening in this regime started before them in a worse form.poverty has been more rife in the past.the difference was that indians had more poor people so it wasnt an issue then.as of 2012,our population was around 160 million.61% should be about 106 million.our population now should be about 180 million.87 million is 48%.so the op was right.poverty has reduced under buhari but reduced more in other countries thereby opening us up

$1 in 2012 = $3 in 2018.

How many Nigerians are living below $3 i.e N1k today? Your guess is as good as mine.

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SalamRushdie:


Stop playing around with false toy statistics and use your head if there is a reduction as you claim then why is that under Buhari our the number of of people living in abject poverty rose from 59 million to over 90 million today all under you lifeless dullard ?

I hope you know that extremely poor is different from poor and you are aware that under Buhari over 150 million Nigerians are living below 3 dollar a day which is standard poor !!!

Stop peddling lies please

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Lifeless religious bigot claims I am lying yet cannot even provide evidence for his tale of woes.

senatordave1:
I have always said that whatever is happening in this regime started before them in a worse form.poverty has been more rife in the past.the difference was that indians had more poor people so it wasnt an issue then.as of 2012,our population was around 160 million.61% should be about 106 million.our population now should be about 180 million.87 million is 48%.so the op was right.poverty has reduced under buhari but reduced more in other countries thereby opening us up

Thank you for educating the obtuse morons.

vedaxcool:
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Lifeless liar, cannot even point where I said his assumption. When you work for mor.ons, imbeciles, ineffectual buffoons and cowardly cownu there is no way on earth you will ever have a functional brain capable of engaging in sensible discourse.

Zombie, you don't even understand the comment you make. What an A.hole.

Can you explain comment below let me know the kind of i.diot i'm dealing with.

vedaxcool:


Let me humour you a bit, let assumes 87M are poor out of 180M translates to 48% of the population which means the proportion of poor people went down from 61% to the 48% but you are not out for the truth just for a meal

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naijapips04:


Zombie, you don't even understand the comment you make. What an A.hole.

Can you explain comment below let me know the kind of i.diot i'm dealing with.

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Lifeless comment of a liar. Kneel down let me proclaim you most dull liar ever.