Do You Agree? Nigeria Is Home To The Highest Number Of Poor People In The World – Theresa May

Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, says Nigeria is the home of the highest number of poor people in the world, Thecable reports.

According to the out, she said this while speaking in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, adding that Africa is home to a majority of the world’s fragile states, and a quarter of the world’s displaced people.

She added that Africa has the highest number of poor people in the world, stating that 87 million Nigerians were living below the poverty line of $1 and 90 cents per day.

“Much of Nigeria is thriving, with many individuals enjoying the fruits of a resurgent economy, yet 87 million Nigerians live below $1 and 90 cents a day, making it home to more very poor people than any other nation in the world,” she said.

May said achieving the inclusive growth is a challenge across the world, adding that Africa needs to create 50,000 new jobs per day to keep employment rate at its current levels till 2035.

The prime minister said she wants the UK to become the biggest G-7 investor in Africa by 2022, building around shared prosperity and shared security. Theresa May will be visiting Nigeria later this week.

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