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141 million Nigerians poor while politicians jostle for power — Obi

January 9, 2026 at 07:11 AM

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has sounded a strong warning on Nigeria’s deepening poverty crisis, revealing that about 62% of Nigerians roughly 141 million people are now living in poverty, according to recent World Bank-linked figures. Obi criticised what he described as a troubling disconnect between political power struggles...

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