Northern states face over 60% poverty rate – NNDC chairman

The Chairman of the Northern Nigeria Development Company, NNDC, Alhaji Lamis Dikko, has raised concern over rising poverty in the North, warning that 19 northern states are facing severe socio-economic challenges. Speaking at the ongoing Northern Nigeria Investment and Industrialization Summit in Abuja, Dikko said poverty levels in the region stand above 60 percent, with

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