Recently, The National Bureau of
Statistics recently released data listing the 10 poorest states in
Nigeria after a survey was carried out on the bureau’s website.
1. Sokoto
It is listed as the poorest state in
Nigeria with a poverty rate of 81.2%. The state is known for its hostile
climatic conditions with normal day temperature as high as 45 Degrees
Celsius. Most parts of the state are rural areas and over eighty percent
(80%) of the inhabitants of Sokoto practice one form of agriculture or
another.
2. Katsina
This state in North central Nigeria has the highest poverty prevalence among all states in the region.
3. Adamawa
Created in 1991 from the extinct Gongola
state, Adamawa has of late been terrorized by the Boko Haram
terrorists, disrupting its economic development and growth.
4. Gombe
Another North eastern state which suffers sporadic attacks from terrorists.
5. Jigawa
It is situated in the north-western part
of the country. It is mostly populated by the Hausa/Fulani, who are
spread throughout the state. It has a 74.1 percent poverty rate.
6. Plateau
It is the twelfth largest state of
Nigeria, and is haunted by terrorist attacks and tribal clashes from
time to time, especially clashes between Fulani herdsmen and its
inhabitants.
7. Ebonyi
It is the only south-eastern state among the top 10 poorest states.
8. Bauchi
In Hausa the word Bauchi means, the land
of freedom and tourism. However, recent Boko Haram adventures in the
area, though few, have driven tourists away from the area.
9. Kebbi
It is bordered by Sokoto State, Niger
State, Dosso Region in the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin.
The recently concluded Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (SABIA),
stands out as one of Nigeria’s most sophisticated airports and is
expected to boost the state’s economy.
10. Zamfara
The governor of Zamfara was blasted for
the “alarming scope of economic dangers and its potential threat to the
economic development of the state,” by the Zamfara Budget Working Group.
Niger is the state with the lowest
poverty rate which is 33.8%. It is followed by Osun (37.9%) and Ondo
(45.7%). Bayelsa (47%) and Lagos (48.6%) have less than 50% poverty
rate.
The average poverty rate in the
Northwest geopolitical zone is 71.4%, which remained the highest in the
said area. It is followed by the Northeast region which has 69.1% and
the North central region which has 60.7%.
Poverty is least dominant in the Southwest (49.8%), South-South (55.5%), and South-East regions (59.5%).
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