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The World Bank has disclosed that a staggering 75.5 per cent of rural Nigerians are now living below the poverty line, reflecting deepening hardship in the country’s hinterlands.

This was revealed in the Bank’s April 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief for Nigeria, which paints a grim picture of worsening economic hardship, widening inequality, and persistent underdevelopment across much of the nation.

While poverty is widespread among urban populations, the report emphasised that the situation is significantly worse in rural areas, where economic stagnation, high inflation, and insecurity have exacerbated living conditions.

“Based on the most recent official household survey data from Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics, 30.9 per cent of Nigerians lived below the international extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day in 2018/19 before the COVID-19 pandemic," the report stated.

The report also highlighted Nigeria’s enduring regional disparities. “Nigeria remains spatially unequal. The poverty rate in northern geopolitical zones was 46.5 per cent in 2018/19, compared with 13.5 per cent for southern ones. Inequality measured by the Gini index was estimated at 35.1 in 2018/19.

“Nigeria’s Prosperity Gap — the average factor by which individuals’ incomes must be multiplied to attain a prosperity standard of $25 per day for all — is estimated at 10.2, higher than most peers.”

Despite successive policy interventions, these figures underscore a persistent economic divide across the country.

The report’s demographic analysis found that children aged 0 to 14 years had a poverty rate of 72.5 per cent, reflecting the scale of deprivation among the youngest segment of the population.

Gender disparities were also observed, with 63.9 per cent of females and 63.1 per cent of males classified as poor under the $3.65 per day lower-middle-income threshold.

Education emerged as a significant determinant of poverty, with Nigerians lacking formal education experiencing a poverty rate of 79.5 per cent. This contrasts with 61.9 per cent for those with primary education and 50.0 per cent for secondary school graduates. Only 25.4 per cent of those with tertiary education were considered poor.

The report also drew attention to multidimensional poverty indicators, which further reflect widespread deprivation.

According to the World Bank, about 30.9 per cent of Nigerians live on less than $2.15 daily, 32.6 per cent lack access to limited-standard drinking water, 45.1 per cent do not have limited-standard sanitation, and 39.4 per cent have no electricity.

Education access remains a challenge, with 17.6 per cent of adults yet to complete primary education, and 9.0 per cent of households reporting at least one school-aged child not enrolled in school.

The report noted that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to reduce extreme poverty had largely stalled.

“Before COVID-19, extreme poverty reduction had almost stagnated, dropping by only half a percentage point annually since 2010. Living standards of the urban poor are hardly improving, and jobs that would allow households to escape poverty are lacking,” the report read.

Although the World Bank acknowledged recent economic reforms aimed at stabilising Nigeria’s macroeconomic outlook, it warned that persistently high inflation continues to undermine household purchasing power, particularly in urban areas where incomes have not kept pace with rising costs.

In light of the worsening situation, the Bank called for urgent policy action to shield vulnerable groups from inflationary shocks and to drive job creation through more productive economic activities.

Source: https://tribuneonlineng.com/75-5-of-rural-nigerians-now-live-below-poverty-line-world-bank/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6v-Z2ybWEmxNh1wOeQcmKxPAEEgMBCK8ibdT06R4fL51QghPzDA5-iLfr8gw_aem_x5VikCZkjWIHnxXUTSUw

Tinubu only came to steal, kill, and destroy...nothing more, nothing less

Kelklein:
➜The World Bank has disclosed that a staggering 75.5 per cent of rural Nigerians are now living below the poverty line, reflecting deepening hardship in the country’s hinterlands.
This was revealed in the Bank’s April 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief for Nigeria, which paints a grim picture of worsening economic hardship, widening inequality, and persistent underdevelopment across much of the nation.
While poverty is widespread among urban populations, the report emphasised that the situation is significantly worse in rural areas, where economic stagnation, high inflation, and insecurity have exacerbated living conditions.
“Based on the most recent official household survey data from Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics, 30.9 per cent of Nigerians lived below the international extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day in 2018/19 before the COVID-19 pandemic," the report stated.

Coming from the NBS, I believe the situation was already so many times worse even then, and the 75.5 currently reported is likely still an understatement of the facts.

APC is a curse to this country!

Tinubu and his economic team should all be in prison , a very useless govt

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Abeg,
Rainy season is here.
I can't wait to start eating CORN from our farm!
What a CORNflict!!

Fake update

no thanks to the same complainant.

The number of pple begging for money now is alarming and the future looks bleak...Dear God pls show face here...Nigeria is sinking.

Is there anything left?
Is it not time yet to chase out these bunch of clueless political bimbos that have done nothing since 2015 other than to ruin our lives beyond beleive?
I repeat; is there any evil left for these inhuman rulers to unleash on hapless Nigerians?
They are busy fighting one Ibrahim Traore

Jagaban do this one

Folish lots

Hellnius abeg come explain this matter give us.
Cos me no dey understand again o

VISIBLE to the BLIND and
AUDIBLE to the DEAF!✔️✔️✔️

The diabolic govt of SELF SERVING THIEVES AND BLOODTHIRSTY TERRORISTS has only come to STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY!💯💯💯

A stitch in time saves nine⌚⌚ 😎😎😎

Someone once said that APC was intentionally making people poor so they can weaponize poverty against the people, but it didn’t make sense from a rational perspective at first, but seeing how low APC leaders have gone with tribal bigotry and propaganda, I absolutely agree! These people are terrible!

So finally, world Bank just realized that Nigerians are suffering under Tinubu's regime abi? May their HQ catch 🔥🔥

Hope it won't be fake as some will come out at the break of dawn to say .. so pathetic...

Another legacy of President Tinupoo

How do we cope with rising costs when trade unions and associations are now the greatest tormentors of citizens ,someone confirmed to me that average price of a bag of rice has dropped for 50k plus but shishi never commot from the price of one derica.before they sell any commodity in the market the traders will first meet and agree on unanimous price…let the government open borders and see how prices will nosedive,our agricultural sector is not working despite the money buhari gave as empowerment and the insecurity level.if they can’t solve the insecurity that is causing food shortages then open the border and let food items come from neighboring countries.

Hmmm

See big lie person are lie us, Muslim and Christianity are the problem of our country they lie without looking back because what they swear on will do nothing when they are lie

World Bank and IMF deceived Tinubu and want to claim innocence.

They foisted another structural adjustment program on Nigeria to get more money for debt repayment, and now, they got that, and Nigerians are worse for it.

World Bank, how come you never report on Western Countries. Ever!

The worst is that the idiots are more concerned about 2027 than the worsening economy. The only thing he knows how to do is to play politics, zero istrative dexterity.

MadamExcellency:
World Bank and IMF deceived Tinubu and want to claim innocence.

They foisted another structural adjustment program on Nigeria to get more money for debt repayment, and now, they got that, and Nigerians are worse for it.

No blame IMF and world Bank.
Did they point gun on their head to make the anti people's economic policies

2mch:
World Bank, how come you never report on Western Countries. Ever!

2mch, how come you've never looked for any report on Western Countries. Ever!

world bank and IMF are the reason Nigeria is the way it is.
There reports mislead Buhari/Tinubu as they forced them to devalue naira,take countless loans and subsequently remove subsidy on essential commodities like power,petroleum, etc.
They also advise them to widened their tax nets hence the increase in taxes/taxation and tarrifs from VAT,BANKING SERVICES,telecoms, etc.
You see that IMF is worse because they don't carry any tangible surveys but will just issue some treble advisory.

Nigerians like the drunk directly above me are some of the reasons Nigeria is in shambles today with no foreseeable hope of redemption. Imagine him blaming Word bank, IMF, Trump, Okonjo Iweala, GEJ, name them, but shamelessly exonerating the drug*gie master and his bunch of touts that he actively campaigned for against all reasonable caution.
Next election cycle, the same thing.
Bunch of mindless illiterate tools.

IMF oooo

World Bank oooo

and all the shtupid & useless foreign bodies acting like they're not part of the problem

GOD PUNISH ALL OF UNA!!!!

The agbero loves it like that as long as their oppressors (dey give them chikini money) dey in aso rock

Yeye government

It's just painful I share same country with animals in skin