Nigeria Has Second-Highest Number of Poor People in the World, Former NBS Chief Announces

Nigeria Has Second-Highest Number of Poor People in the World – Ex-NBS Chief

Nigeria is now home to one of the largest populations of poor people in the world, with about 89 million citizens living below the poverty line. This figure, according to former statistician-general of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Yemi Kale, makes Nigeria the country with the second-highest number of poor people globally, only behind … The post Nigeria Has Second-Highest Number of Poor People in the World – Ex-NBS Chief appeared firs…

Nigeria has second-highest number of poor people in the world, former NBS chief announces

Nigeria has 89 million people living in poverty, second only to India. Economist Yemi Kale blames delayed reforms and poor policies for the crisis.

Nigeria Now Has Second-highest Number of Poor People Globally, says Yemi Kale - Thepodiummedia

Yemi Kale, former statistician-general of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says approximately 89 million people, or 40 percent of Nigeria’s population, live below the poverty line. Kale, currently the group chief economist and managing director of research and trade intelligence at Afreximbank, spoke at The Platform Nigeria’s Independence Day event, themed ‘Rebuilding Our Nation’. The economist said Nigeria is the country with the second…