Nigeria needs “productive jobs” for poverty reduction in the country, the World Bank has said.
The bank, in its Nigeria Development Update October 2024 edition titled “Staying the course: Progress amid pressing challenges” said poverty is high and rising in Nigeria.
“Without jobs, poor Nigerians will not be able to escape poverty. More than half of the population lives in poverty,” it said.
This, the bank said, partly reflects the modest overall pace of economic growth,…
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