National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor.
Gatekeepers News reports that the NBS said this in its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report on Thursday.
The report stated that 63 percent of Nigerians are poor due to a lack of access to health, education, and living standards, alongside unemployment and shocks.
The NBS said the Nigeria MPI (2022) survey was conducted across the 109 senatorial districts, establishing a baseline for the local government area (LGA) survey due in 2023, and future two-yearly national surveys.
The statistical office added that the MPI offers a multivariate form of poverty assessment, identifying deprivations across health, education, living standards, work and shocks.
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