Business List of 10 Poorest States in Nigeria
Nigeria - According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Sokoto is
the poorest state in Nigeria with an 81.2% poverty rate.
Furthermore, a 2012 information posted on the bureau's website listed
the top 10 poorest states in the country:
10. Zamfara – 70.8%
Formed from the Old Sokoto state in 1996 and located in northwestern
Nigeria, Zamfara is governed by Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari, a member of
the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
Agriculture is the most important occupation of the people of the
state, hence its slogan "farming is our pride"
Recently the governor was blasted for the "alarming scope of economic
dangers and its potential threat to the economic development of the
state," by the Zamfara Budget Working Group.
9. Kebbi – 72%
Kebbi State is a north-western Nigeria state formed from part of
Sokoto State in 1991. It is bordered by Sokoto State,Niger State,Dosso
Regionin the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin.
There isn't much to be written about the state's economy but things
are looking up. The recently concluded Sir Ahmadu Bello International
Airport (SABIA), stands out as one of Nigeria's most sophisticated
airports and is expected to boost the state's economy.
8. Bauchi – 73%
Bauchi is a Northern Nigerian state formed in 1976 when the former
North-Eastern Stat ewas broken up.
In Hausa the word Bauchi meansthe land of freedom and tourism. However
recent Boko Haram adventures in the area, though few, have driven
tourists away from the area.
Last year Gov. Isa Juguda told Arewa that economies of Northern states
is finished due to the Boko Haram insurgency.
7. Ebonyi – 73.6%
Created by Gen. Sanni Abacha in 1996, Ebonyi is the only south eastern
state among the top 9 poorest country. It is governed by Martin Elechi
who currently claims his enemies have set aside N3bn for his
impeachment.
The state is besieged by corrupt office holders and the EFCC recently
froze accounts of the state's local governments.
6. Plateau - 74.1%
Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria, and is roughly
located in the center of the country. Governored by Jonah Jang of the
Peoples' Democratic Party, Plateau has naturally col climate and a
wide range of tourist attractions and boasts of a bubbling state
capital, Jos.
The state is haunted by some
terrorist attacks and tribal clashes from time to time, especially
clashes between Fulani herdsmen and its inhabitants.
5. Jigawa – 74.1%
Jigawa, carved out of the old Kano state is located in North central
Nigeria and is under the leadership of Alhaji Sule lamido.
Kano State and Katsina State border Jigawa to the west, Bauchi State
to the east and Yobe State to the northeast. To the north, Jigawa
shares an international border with Zinder Region in The Republic of
Niger, which is a unique opportunity for cross-border trading
activities. Government readily took advantage of this by initiating
and establishing a Free-Trade Zone at the Border town of Maigatari of
country of Niger.
4. Gombe – 74.2%
Gombe is another North eastern state which shares common borders with
the states of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa and Bauchi. It suffers
sporadic attacks from terrorists and is governed by rIbrahim Hassan
Dankwambo of the Peoples' Democratic Party.
3. Adamawa – 74.2%
Formed in 1991 from the extinct Gongola state, Adamawa has of late
been terrorized by the islamist Boko Haram terrorist group, disrupting
it's economic development and growth.
However Yola, the state capital under its current governor Bala
Ngillari is fast being transformed with new roads, street lights,
traffic lights and other prerequisites of a modern city being built.
However things are far from being rosy as other parts of the state
remain underdeveloped
2. Katsina – 74.5%
Katsina is a state in North central Nigeria and is governed by Ibrahim
Shettima of the Peoples' Democratic Party.
The state has the highest poverty prevalence amongst all states in the region.
Under the economic sector there is a paltry capital allocation of only
N276 million (0.2%) to manufacturing, a paltry N214,019,000 (0.1%)
capital provision for Women Empowerment under the Ministry of Women
Affairs and only N100 million (0.08%) under the Ministry of Youth and
Sports for the states Youth Empowerment Program (Youth Action Plan).
1. Sokoto – 81.2%
Sokoto is located in the extreme Northwest of Nigeria. It has
unfriendly climate conditions with temperature going as high as 45C on
a normal day.
Most part of the state are rural areas and over eighty percent (80%)
of the inhabitants of Sokoto practice one form of agriculture or
another.
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source:www.nigerianbulletin.com
the poorest state in Nigeria with an 81.2% poverty rate.
Furthermore, a 2012 information posted on the bureau's website listed
the top 10 poorest states in the country:
10. Zamfara – 70.8%
Formed from the Old Sokoto state in 1996 and located in northwestern
Nigeria, Zamfara is governed by Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari, a member of
the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
Agriculture is the most important occupation of the people of the
state, hence its slogan "farming is our pride"
Recently the governor was blasted for the "alarming scope of economic
dangers and its potential threat to the economic development of the
state," by the Zamfara Budget Working Group.
9. Kebbi – 72%
Kebbi State is a north-western Nigeria state formed from part of
Sokoto State in 1991. It is bordered by Sokoto State,Niger State,Dosso
Regionin the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin.
There isn't much to be written about the state's economy but things
are looking up. The recently concluded Sir Ahmadu Bello International
Airport (SABIA), stands out as one of Nigeria's most sophisticated
airports and is expected to boost the state's economy.
8. Bauchi – 73%
Bauchi is a Northern Nigerian state formed in 1976 when the former
North-Eastern Stat ewas broken up.
In Hausa the word Bauchi meansthe land of freedom and tourism. However
recent Boko Haram adventures in the area, though few, have driven
tourists away from the area.
Last year Gov. Isa Juguda told Arewa that economies of Northern states
is finished due to the Boko Haram insurgency.
7. Ebonyi – 73.6%
Created by Gen. Sanni Abacha in 1996, Ebonyi is the only south eastern
state among the top 9 poorest country. It is governed by Martin Elechi
who currently claims his enemies have set aside N3bn for his
impeachment.
The state is besieged by corrupt office holders and the EFCC recently
froze accounts of the state's local governments.
6. Plateau - 74.1%
Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria, and is roughly
located in the center of the country. Governored by Jonah Jang of the
Peoples' Democratic Party, Plateau has naturally col climate and a
wide range of tourist attractions and boasts of a bubbling state
capital, Jos.
The state is haunted by some
terrorist attacks and tribal clashes from time to time, especially
clashes between Fulani herdsmen and its inhabitants.
5. Jigawa – 74.1%
Jigawa, carved out of the old Kano state is located in North central
Nigeria and is under the leadership of Alhaji Sule lamido.
Kano State and Katsina State border Jigawa to the west, Bauchi State
to the east and Yobe State to the northeast. To the north, Jigawa
shares an international border with Zinder Region in The Republic of
Niger, which is a unique opportunity for cross-border trading
activities. Government readily took advantage of this by initiating
and establishing a Free-Trade Zone at the Border town of Maigatari of
country of Niger.
4. Gombe – 74.2%
Gombe is another North eastern state which shares common borders with
the states of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa and Bauchi. It suffers
sporadic attacks from terrorists and is governed by rIbrahim Hassan
Dankwambo of the Peoples' Democratic Party.
3. Adamawa – 74.2%
Formed in 1991 from the extinct Gongola state, Adamawa has of late
been terrorized by the islamist Boko Haram terrorist group, disrupting
it's economic development and growth.
However Yola, the state capital under its current governor Bala
Ngillari is fast being transformed with new roads, street lights,
traffic lights and other prerequisites of a modern city being built.
However things are far from being rosy as other parts of the state
remain underdeveloped
2. Katsina – 74.5%
Katsina is a state in North central Nigeria and is governed by Ibrahim
Shettima of the Peoples' Democratic Party.
The state has the highest poverty prevalence amongst all states in the region.
Under the economic sector there is a paltry capital allocation of only
N276 million (0.2%) to manufacturing, a paltry N214,019,000 (0.1%)
capital provision for Women Empowerment under the Ministry of Women
Affairs and only N100 million (0.08%) under the Ministry of Youth and
Sports for the states Youth Empowerment Program (Youth Action Plan).
1. Sokoto – 81.2%
Sokoto is located in the extreme Northwest of Nigeria. It has
unfriendly climate conditions with temperature going as high as 45C on
a normal day.
Most part of the state are rural areas and over eighty percent (80%)
of the inhabitants of Sokoto practice one form of agriculture or
another.
#Nigeria
source:www.nigerianbulletin.com
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