Nigeria’s poverty rate rose to 63% in 2025, even as inflation eased sharply, highlighting weak transmission of macroeconomic gains to households, according to the World Bank. The disclosure was made in the Nigeria Development Update (April 2026) titled “Nigeria’s Tomorrow Must Start Today: The Case for Early Childhood Development,” released in Abuja. The report showed […]
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