Fact-Checking Peter Obi’s Claim of More Than 140 Million Nigerians Living in Poverty.

A fact-check has examined the claim by Peter Obi that more than 140 million Nigerians are living in poverty and severe hardship. The video fact-check assessed available figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, World Bank, UNICEF, UN and WHO. It examined Nigeria's poverty levels, food insecurity, out-of-school children, drug use and life expectancy, while highlighting differences in definitions, data sources and reference years. The fact-check presented what the evidence says about the claim.

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