ECONOMISTS have expressed the hope that states can turn around their economic fortunes with increased partnership with the private sector, amid concerns of growing poverty,
A report, ‘Poverty and Equality in Nigeria’, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in 2019 had shown that many states were still neck-deep in poverty, struggling to create wealth for their people.
Findings have also shown that some governors have been unable to meet up with the minimum wage payment, and might even struggle further with the transitioning of the Nigerian National Petroleum Limited (NNPC Ltd.
