Nigeria’s President Buhari Sets Up Council to Boost Growth, Cut Poverty
- Country has highest number of extremely poor people globally
- Nigeria aims to lift 100 million people out of poverty by 2030
Muhammadu Buhari
Photographer: Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari established a new team to work on boosting growth and reducing poverty in Africa’s biggest economy.
The so-called National Council on Poverty Reduction will lead the implementation of a strategy that seeks to accelerate economic growth and lift at least 100 million people out of poverty by 2030.