Nigeria has overtaken India as the nation with the highest number of extremely poor people in the world.
This is according to data released by the World Poverty Clock, a web tool produced by World Data Lab.
New data compiled in May 2018 show that Africa’s most-populous nation now has 87 million people extremely poor people compared to previous record holder India which is now home to 73 million extremely poor people.
It was further revealed that extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing by six people every minute as poverty in India continues to fall.
In Africa, extreme poverty level is also predicted to increase by 3.2 million by the end of 2018, while the continent already has about two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor.
But Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the new trend.
Read below:
Mario1989 APC achievement… Come to north n u will see proof of this…many young lads begging on the street as a PROFESSION!!!
Ichokwu Thanks to All Poverty Congress 
God bless you, Jonathan. God bless you, Ngozi.
influenz: Why am I not surprised?
comshots Buhari said it was political when the report first came out.Just because he enjoys free meal,healthcare,housing and vacation paid by taxes doesn’t mean the same provisions are applicable to all Nigerians when sharing of the national cake for everyone is not in the budget.
SarkinYarki Nigeria is currently the country with the most poorest people in the entire modern history of mankind and all thanks to Buharis super bad leadership
kernel507 Sometimes… I don’t seen to understand why people stand against Igbos who aren’t cool with this downward projection. Nigeria will be history before 2040, poverty will sink this nation without a fight.
fykes Let d lies continue…APC!!!! LIES!!!!!
DrGoodman This website and all the writers are active IPOB members trying to rubbish the good works of Sai barber 
iamkeyz By the time we are through with zoogeria oh sorry, nizooria ah sorry Nigeria, Somalia will be better than her. It is happening right before us. He he he. Nnamdi Kanu was a man who saw tomorrow. Proscribed IPOB yet peace have eluded the north. Poverty has kept them company. And worst of all…. Nigeria is becoming worse than Somalia and men never begin carry arms ọ. Now imagine that IPOB don pick arms….
Greystone Those who escape death from fulanis and BH bombs and SARS will come and die from poverty. Me i dey find foreign wife to marry get foreign citizenship and run from this hell hole… Any country will do please. I bin dey form before but i don repent… i no form again. 