75 Million Nigerians Are Very Poor

In commemoration of this year's International Poverty Day, Oxfam GB, a development, relief and campaigningInternational Non-Government Organisation (INGO) inover 70 countries, dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world, has disclosed that an estimated 75 million Nigerians are living in abject poverty, among which 68 million are women.

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76 Million Nigerians Are Non-Literates--Commissioner. EDO State Commissioner for Basic Education, Mrs. Uyi Ogbemudia at the weekend in Benin disclosed that ,
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Nigeria is among the poorest third of African countries - its per capita income (average yearly income) has fallen from a high of nearly $1000 in the 1970s ,
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Please pass this on to CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, who said Nigeria would be among the 20 largest economies in the world by 2020.

May God save the poor majority suffering and dying in abject poverty.

Sigh!!

Out of 140million?  Not bad then.  It sure dosen't show.  Looks more likd 135million are poor.

Oh I get it now. 75million Nigerians are "very" poor. Then the other 60 million must be "poor" then or very very very poor! Well, nothing we can do about it can we?

Well, We have 75 million VERY POOR. I would guess we have about 20 million RICH?? So, if we can get the rich to share the wealth ( directly or indirectly), we might be able to get 50 million off the VERY POOR list to at least POOR

I'll be glad to know how VERY POOR was determined.

Before anyone jumps at me, I am not saying there is no poverty but it should be interesting to know exactly how VERY POOR was determined.

I was part of that conference, yes we know the problems and we are looking for solutions.

aisha2:

I was part of that conference, yes we know the problems and we are looking for solutions.

Please fill us in with more information @Aisha2

Please, see the source for the clear breakdown of our population.

The population of adult males and adult females and those in the urban and rural areas.
The population of adult Nigerians and those below 18.


Country factfile
Area
923,850 km2

Population
149,785,000

Demographic and economic indicators 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007

Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000) 3,924.45: 4,028.49: 4,136.01: 4,248.00: 4,364.26

Population density (people per sq km) 145.77: 149.39: 153.02: 156.66: 160.31

GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $) 139,831.00: 152,404.00: 167,919.00: 181,840.00: 197,430.00

Real GDP growth (% growth) 10.70: 6.00: 7.20: 5.30: 8.20

Annual rates of inflation (% growth) 14.03 15.00 17.86 8.24 7.90
Consumer expenditure (US$ million) 41,476.16 47,538.79 76,220.43 88,247.56 93,538.71
Annual gross income (US$ million) 48,062.71 53,354.70 58,047.24 66,258.08 75,249.29
Annual disposable income (US$ million) 43,767.35 49,654.74 53,010.32 60,728.16 68,820.47

Source
World Economic Factbook

Future Demographic

International Marketing Data and Statistics 2006
Lifestyle indicators 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million) 14,982.6 16,963.8 26,548.9 30,209.1 31,781.1

Internet users ('000) 750.00 1,770.00 3,635.02 6,697.88 10,764.22

New registrations of passenger cars ('000) 255.00 301.50 379.50 402.75 433.19

Dog and cat food (US$ million)

Source
Who Buys What World Consumer Spending 2006-2007
World Income Distribution World Consumer Lifestyles Databook 2006

Market sizes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Soft drinks (million litres) 1,883 2,080 2,283 2,485 2,718

Soft drinks (US$ million) 1,046 1,171 1,300 1,432 1,587
Tobacco (NGN million) 12,454 12,745 13,036 13,327 13,618
Cosmetics and toiletries 377 407 439 474 513
Tourism receipts 30 21 18 14 13

Source
Consumer International 2006-2007

aisha2:

I was part of that conference, yes we know the problems and we are looking for solutions.

I hope the solutions don't include putting on designer glasses tinted by Rose. . . .or should I say tinted by NINS