Half of Nigeria’s population will be poor by 2022 — World Bank
The World Bank on Thursday projected that the number of poor Nigerians will increase from the current 90 million to about 100 million by 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s economy.
It stated that by 2022, about 11 million more Nigerians were expected to fall into poverty due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The World Bank also put the financing portfolio approved by its board for Nigeria at about $11.5bn.
The bank disclosed this during its Nigeria Development Update virtual event, which had the theme ‘Rising to the challenge: Nigeria’s COVID-19 response’.
In his presentation at the event, an economist with the bank, Marco Hernandez, said there would an increase in the total number of poor in Nigeria from about 90 million in 2020 to about 100 million in 2022. Northern states are more likely to be affected.”
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I will not be among the half of Nigerians that will be poor in 2022 in Jesus name.. Amen
I wonder if up to half of Nigeria’s population is currently above the poverty line. Nigeria is itself a poor country courtesy of its net importer status anchored on non-productivity and its attendant over-reliance of crude oil which price she unfortunately doesn’t dictate in the international market.
This is getting closer…*half” which is about 100 million plus….is painting a more realistic picture of the grim and doom in Nigeria of today.
Itis quite a pity…for this generation!
I think that projection is not spurious because presently more than three quarter are below average poverty line.
How much does a Civil Servant earn to be classed wealthy?
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