Poverty Highest In Sokoto, Taraba, Jigawa – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says more than 82.9 million Nigerians are poor by national standards with Sokoto, Taraba, and Adamawa leading the poorest states.

The NBS made this known in its report on Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria 2019, released on Monday.

It explained that the figure showed that 40.1 percent of the total population were classified as poor, adding that in other words, an average of four out of 10 individuals in Nigeria had real per capita expenditures below N137,430.00 per year.

This means monthly income of an individual in this category is less than N11,500 while income per day is N38.00

The report indicated that Sokoto, Taraba, Jigawa, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Yobe and Adamawa top the poorest states in the country.

The NBS said Sokoto State had 87.73 percent poverty headcount rate followed by Taraba with 87.73 per cent, then Jigawa which has 87.02 per cent and Ebonyi with 79.76 per cent.

It disclosed that Lagos, Delta, Osun, Ogun, Oyo, Edo, and Anambra States had the least in terms of poverty level.

According to the bureau, Lagos State has a 4.50 percent poverty headcount rate and it is been trailed by Delta with 6.02 percent followed by Osun State with 8.52 percent.

The report indicated that after Osun, Ogun was next with 9.32 per cent, while Oyo has 9.83, and Edo has 11.99 percent as well as Anambra with 14.78 percent.

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