Poverty

Iran war may push 32 million into poverty with Africa among hardest hit

The economic fallout from the ongoing Iran war could push more than 32 million...

World Bank warns Nigeria: 139m citizens still in poverty despite reform progress

The World Bank has warned that while Nigeria’s recent economic reforms have begun to...

World Bank: Nigeria’s crushing poverty to worsen despite oil wealth

Despite Nigeria’s natural resource wealth and repeated government assurances of progress, more citizens are...

97% of Nigerian bank accounts don’t have over N500,000

An overwhelmingly large number of Nigerians do not have up to half a million...