Poverty to deepen as upsurge in food prices, transport squeezes Nigerians’ incomes

In the build-up to the 2015 presidential election Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari promised to create jobs that will lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years. It’s over five years now and the promise of empowering millions of Nigerians is fading, with the pandemic further worsening the livelihood of the country’s already poor…