Nigeria’s economy improving but more Nigerians in poverty

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Here’s more evidence that overall economic growth does not necessarily translate into poverty reduction. Nigeria is expriencing economic growth (largely from oil) yet more Nigerians than ever are living in poverty — with more than 100 million Nigerians today living on less than $1 per day.

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Nigeria’s economy improving but more Nigerians in poverty

Posted by Humanosphere on Feb 13 2012. Filed under Aid & Development, Humanosphere. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry